Just moving to Florida in September 2023 was a dream.
But having allergies in Ohio I can only imagine the pollen in Florida.
So I am going to check out the local Bee Farm here in Oviedo and get some local honey. Because I believe it will help with any seasonal allergies. It may be January/7,2024 but it’s the perfect time to start taking local honey and build up an immunity.
Springtime is a great time of year. It starts warming up, flowers start to bloom, and wildlife comes out. But it’s also the time of year my allergies spring up. Many people suffer from seasonal allergies, and if you’re one of them, you’re likely looking for a way to lessen the symptoms through the springtime.
Instead of taking allergy a lot of medication, I do a more natural approach to calming allergy symptoms. Eating local honey for allergies is a natural alternative to allergy medications, and it’s way more tastier than medicine.
Common Seasonal Allergy Symptoms
Whenever your immune system reacts to a foreign substance that isn’t harmful, it’s called an allergy. Common allergies include bee venom, pet dander, or pollen. Your body produces antibodies that are meant to protect your immune system from harmful invaders, such as bacteria.
Your body may use antibodies to inflame parts of your body against the allergen, even though it’s not harmful.
Seasonal allergies, which are usually experienced during the spring months, affect the sinuses, skin, digestive system. Some common symptoms are:
• Itchy nose
• Itchy eyes
• Stuffy nose
• Runny nose
• Watery, swollen, or red eyes
• Sneezing
Local Honey is Similar to Allergy Shots
Some people treat their seasonal allergies by taking allergy shots. Allergy shots are taken over time to create long-term relief from allergies. Allergy shots contain small amounts of the allergen you’re trying to build immunity to. You take the allergy shots, and over time, your body slowly builds immunity to the allergen by creating antibodies that fight it. By taking allergy shots, the immune system also improves the way it responds to the allergen. Over time, your symptoms decline as your body becomes better at fighting allergies.
Eating honey for allergies helps similarly. When bees pollinate, they take backtraces of pollen with them, which stays in the honey. Only trace amounts are left in the honey, but it’s enough to build immunity to the allergen. Once you’ve built enough immunity, your seasonal allergy symptoms may decrease
Local Honey to Treat Local Allergies
If you’re someone who suffers from seasonal allergies, you’re ingesting allergens that are from your local environment. Eating unpasteurized honey from local beekeepers such as Black Hammock Bee Farm in Oviedo Florida
How To Use Local Honey for Allergies
To take honey for allergies, start by taking 1 teaspoon of local, unpasteurized honey once a day. You may slowly increase the amount of honey every other day. Do this until you eat 1 tablespoon of honey per 50 lbs of your weight. You can divide the dose throughout the day as desired through the allergy season.
Local honey doesn’t have to just be used on its own. It can be used with prescription medications or over-the-counter allergy medications. It’s not intended to be used instead of consultation from a medical provider.
Note that honey should never be given to children under 1 year old, as their immune systems are not able to digest bacteria spores from honey.
If you’re suffering from seasonal allergies, you don’t have to take expensive medication. Look for locally made honey to help calm your allergy symptoms.
What I love about Black Hammock Bee Farms is it’s located in the Black Hammock wilderness area of Oviedo, Florida. They are a second-generation farm raising bees for honey production and pollination.
Their farm also rescues approximately 500+ honey bee colonies each year from extermination. Once rescued, they bring these bees back to our rescue yard where they are given extra care and attention to make sure they survive the relocation. Afterwards these bees are put into honey production or used for pollination.
How cool is that !!!
And you cannot pollinate fruits and veggies without bees!! 🐝
I also picked up some fresh elderberry syrup today. We took it to boost our immune when in Ohio and we’re rarely sick.
Now that we had covid – time to build up our immune system ( I will post on Elderberry tomorrow)
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