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My Third Cousin’s Bee Farm in W. Virginia

Pollen and Allergies

Allergies are a pain in the eyes, ears and nose and sometimes the lungs. They can turn into more serious conditions and aggravate existing ones if left untreated, such as Asthma an inflammatory condition to the lungs.

Pollen is a powder that consist of microgametophytes (pollen grains). The bees extract this from many different flowers and convert it into honey.

There are other options besides taking over-the-counter or prescribed pills in treating your allergies. Or just being pro-active about your health is a great reason to try the following:

Ingesting Hometown Honey

My mother’s cousin in W. Virginia owns a bee farm and if you ingest honey or wax from your local bees, it helps with the allergies. You can probably buy this at your local Farmer’s Market. Just make sure it’s from the area you live in.

How she extracted the honey for us was quite fascinating. It’s really a strange process. They look like little cabinets and framed drawers each one sectioned off.

Adding honey to your tea or coffee could make life that much sweeter!

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