Raw Gourmet honey is unfiltered, unpasteurized and still contains all the vitamins, enzymes, some pollen and is the only food that contains all the nutrients required to sustain life!

Champagne of all honeys! This Raw Yellow Star Thistle Honey has been voted America's favorite. Light in color and mild in taste. A welcome relief to the bite and bitterness of clover. Star thistle honey will cream easily and quickly. When spread on pastries or toast it literally melts in your mouth.

Yellow starthistle migrated to California in an adobe brick (in seed form) from the Mediterranean area in the early 1800s. The star thistle is of the sunflower family. This winter annual is also known as a noxious weed.

The yellow star thistle seed can germinate in the winter and early spring. The young starthistle plants monopolize soil, moisture and nutrients quickly growing above surrounding plants. This adapting plant puts down a deep taproot enabling survival in very dry areas. This star thistle has an arsenal of reproductive tools that allow it to make a successful stand. The starthistle has a seed viability of 95%, producing about 28,500 seeds per square yard. This quick colonizer forms dense stands of 100% star thistle plants and produces a barrage of allelochemicals that prevents growth of all competitive plant species.

Although star thistle honey can be harvested in 46 states, very few areas have enough of this flower to harvest a monofloral honey. A few northern states have the pleasure of gathering yellow star thistle honey by the barrels full. The gourmet honey taster has to stand in line to taste this delight as it appears the word is out and everyone would like to get their hands on star thistle honey!

Star thistle honey has been the talk lately of most honey tasters worldwide. One of the unique characteristics of star thistle honey is the aroma. Most honey tasters know the importance of aroma in food and wine but never thought of honey aroma. This warm sensational fragrance wafts through the honey house while we extract the star thistle honey with such perfuse aroma that the neighbors come with their honey jars exclaiming, "we smell that you are extracting star thistle honey!" Well the same beautiful aroma can be experienced when you take the cap off of your honey jar. The aroma is good, but pales in comparison to when you put that first taste in your mouth... Viva STAR THISTLE HONEY! You are hooked...

Whether you put honey into your tea or coffee, spread it on bagels or enjoy it by the spoonful, you can be confident that you are boosting your daily supply of antioxidants with each delicious mouthful, while at the same time reducing your intake of refined sugars. Honey contains several compounds that function as antioxidants, one of which is unique to honey called pinocembrin.

Honey is one of mankind’s oldest natural foods and is an excellent energy food because it contains simple sugars, levulose and dextrose, that can be used quickly by the body. Studies indicate this unique mixture of sugars works best in preventing fatigue and enhancing athletic performance. Honey also contains mineral salts and other materials needed by the body and is the only form of sugar food that does not need to be refined.

The next time you have a minor burn or scrape, reach for your jar of honey. Honey is an effective antimicrobial agent. Antimicrobial agents inhibit the growth of certain bacteria, yeast and molds. Honey is antimicrobial for many reasons, including its high sugar content, which limits the amount of water available to microorganisms for growth; its relatively high acidity (low pH); and its low protein content, which deprives bacteria of nitrogen needed for growth. When used to treat minor skin injuries, honey’s hygroscopic nature, that is, it’s ability to draw moisture from the air, promotes healing, helps prevent scarring and keeps the injured area from adhering to the bandage.

Apply honey directly to minor cuts, scrapes and burns to help prevent infection. Applying honey and bandaging will promote faster healing and may help prevent scarring.

In ancient times, honey was the most important sweet food. A jar of honey on the table was considered a mark of great wealth. In the Bible, the Nation of Israel was promised a “land flowing with milk and honey”. It is also believed that honey was used by the ancient Egyptians to embalm royalty before their entombment.