“Not an hour goes by, at the farmer’s market, before a customer asks if we have ever heard that ‘local honey helps people with their allergies.’ The response, for the past 10 years, has always been “Yes – we hear that a lot and customers swear by it, however, there is little direct evidence to support the claim.”
That disclaimer was growing old, so a review of the literature seemed in order. As a result of reading many papers, this skeptic is more confident that some honeys do contain enough hyperallergenic pollen to be of therapeutic value. What follows is an argument that draws from multiple sources and disciplines to affirm honey’s ability to reduce allergies.”
Click here to read or download the full article, which was published in the October 2012 issue of American Bee Journal.