There is wide knowledge about the benefits of raw honey such as Beezy Beez, but there are many things you probably do not know about bees, honey, and the work bees do in between the production off honey. These Five Fun Facts will surprise you, as well as make great story time the next time you go out and buy a jar of honey.

1. Honey is a preservative. Yes, while the sweet golden liquid of nature is best known for healing wounds and being a nutritious snack, for many years honey has been used as a preservative to preserve the quality of fruits and other perishable items, keeping them fresh longer without the risk of food spoiling, as fruits and vegetables spoil quickly when not stored correctly.

2. Honey bees understand adapting to survive, and in the winter, the bees form in a cluster, and vibrate n unison to help each other survive. This allows them to form a safe spot for the Queen bee as well as the brood bees. They work together to protect one another from the harsh temperature of the Winter season.

3. Honey comes in a variety of flavors, in a wide range from sweet to spicy to floral to fruity, depending on the type of flowers visited by the bees.

4. Honey has an eternal shelf life because it is hygroscopic, which means it absorbs moisture from surrounding air and retains it, aiding in preservation. Honey can outlast any other item in your pantry!

5. Bees are tiny, but very mighty! With their astonishing ability to travel at maximum, lengthy speeds, bees can travel for longer distances than one might assume. To produce one pound of honey, a colony would have to buzz and fly 55,000 miles!

These fun facts can create important conversations in a variety of settings, whether that be during a trip to the grocery store when buying honey, a coffee date with your best friend, or your group of students during afternoon story time. There is a lot to learn about bees and the things they do, and just how amazing they are at their job of making honey and maintaining a tidy environment. When you buy a jar of honey like Beezy Beez, you get the same liquid as in the store, but only Beezy Beez is raw and unprocessed, made with nature's help and free from the sugars and additives found in many over processed and commercialized brands of honey.

When you choose Beezy Beez, you get the same food product, just made with better ingredients! At our web store http://www.newyorkrawhoney.com/ you can purchase a jar of Beezy Beez, New York's finest Raw Honey, made special to perfection in New York City! You can even come into our storefront on Victory Boulevard to see for yourself how special Beezy Beez is, now with late hours to suit your schedule and our customers! We are open on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays from 7:00 AM-8:00 PM, Mondays and Tuesdays from 7:00 AM-5:00 PM, and Saturdays form 7:00 AM-6:00 PM. Come buzz by whenever you can!

Beezy Beez Raw Local Honey just announced plans for later hours, to cater to the laters who are unable to grab a coffee or try some raw local honey earlier in the day. Whether it be due to work or those urgent errands, everyone needs a break and a breather. Self-care is important, and what's self-care without a delicious coffee or some tea? This Staten Island-based shop has many to select from, and now later hours will help so many in maintaining the healthy lifestyle they need. At Beezy Beez Raw Local Honey, we seek to encourage a healthy lifestyle through pure honey, farm to table foods, and holistic wellness. 

The new hours for Beezy Beez Honey are:

Mondays and Tuesdays: 7:00 AM-5:00 PM

Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays: 7:00 AM-8:00 PM

Saturdays: 10:00 AM-6:00 PM

With these new and updated late hours, we hope that we can meet customers' expectations and inspire community engagement, helping people learn more about small businesses and how they can help their community thrive by supporting small businesses. Many small businesses are based off of large ideas, and helping a small business such as Beezy Beez will help people learn more about our purpose and how we give back to the community. 

When you visit our website at http://www.newyorkrawhoney.com/ , you can find out more about our store and our products, including our New York Raw Honey which you can buy in different sizes. 

Beezy Beez Raw Local Honey is an unprocessed, pure honey. You can find it in many of our delicious coffees, such as the "All Hail Honey" and the "Tropic Like It's Hot". Of course, if you just want an iced coffee with honey in it, we can make that happen if you can't decide on a signature drink! Our coffees are one of our specialties. So, run don't walk and come to Beezy Beez Honey today! We're now open late! 

Beezy Beez Raw Local Honey, produced and manufactured locally in the New York City borough of Staten Island, is a special kind of honey- unfiltered, unprocessed, and packed with vitamins and minerals! Our raw honey is unlike the commercialized kind that is heavily processed where its nutrients are stripped. Beezy Beez Raw Local Honey consists of thousands of enzymes. Upon entry to the human body, enzymes clean out toxins and can help the stomach with digestion, an issue that many people face when it comes to diet and nutrition. Beezy Beez Raw Local Honey is a healthy honey that puts health first, and flavor second while combining the two to produce a sweet, sticky blend of nature’s best ingredients. 

Sustainability is the main source of our health-focused honey. At our manufacturing warehouse in Staten Island, we create honey from healthy bees that are sustainably raised, and well cared for during every step of the raw honey-making process, making sure that our honey comes straight from the hive. We keep a close eye on our trained beekeepers who work as hard as the bees to make our honey, who we trust to preserve the health and safety of our many bees. Our beekeepers, as busy as they remain during hours of production, give our bees the chance to continue pollinating the environment around us. Pollination is what keeps the lush, green terrain and flora healthy, allowing it to thrive. Without bees, there would be no such thing as a healthy plant or pretty flowers. What this means is simple: When you purchase a jar of Beezy Beez Raw Local Honey, you make a good choice that benefits both your health, and the atmosphere. When you protect your health, you also protect the planet. 

There are many benefits to buying Beezy Beez Local Honey as opposed to processed honey:

1. Your health. I may have told you already, but yes your health will benefit from Beezy Beez Raw Local Honey.

1. You will be able to help a small business. Plus, buying local food is great for the environment as well as the Staten Island community!

1. Our honey helps you fight off allergies.

1. There are a lot of antioxidants in our honey, many of which are found to prevent cancer. 

1. Healing power: When applied to a burn or a wound, raw honey can be the remedy you just might need.

With so many benefits to this one of a kind honey, Beezy Beez Raw Local Honey should be your first voice if you are shopping for a new honey or just want to try something new. Sustainability is part of our recipe, along with proper care and concern for our bees, and of course, the enzymes and natural aroma that gives our honey its signature taste. Buy a bottle today!

New York Raw Honey is available for purchase in store or on our website. In addition to Beezy Beez Raw Local Honey, Beezy Beez Hot Honey is also available. For more product information and store hours, visit http://www.newyorkrawhoney.com/ 

As Winter and the holiday season approaches, I can already feel my oven preheating to make another dessert. Making cakes and cookies is a favorite pastime of mine, especially around the holidays. Making something to enjoy, and sharing it with my family and friends, is one of my greatest pleasures in life. To me, there is nothing that brings people together more than a meal can. Food is a way of sharing old and new traditions, as well as an act of kindness. It can help people understand each other, and start new traditions and inspire ideas- even ideas for meal planning during those busy work weeks! I love relaxing on a Saturday night by making a cake to enjoy with a Netflix series, and red velvet is my personal favorite. I do however, love trying new flavors, and have wanted to try making a honey cake from scratch for quite some time since trying a slice in a diner many years ago. 

Thanks to Beezy Beez Raw Local Honey, I can add a special kind of sweetness to this recipe I found while browsing for the recipe that felt like “the perfect one” to make. I found this cake recipe from a baking blog, and substituted the unspecified honey that was listed, with Beezy Beez Raw Local Honey. My holiday baking usually begins around after Thanksgiving, and I am excited to try this one this season! Since I’m new to making my own honey cake, I found an easy recipe with a honey glaze that is perfect for beginner chefs. Here are all of the ingredients you will need:

1. cup (120 g) all purpose flour
2. ¼ cup (30 g) cornstarch
3. 1½ tsp baking powder
4. ¼ tsp baking soda
5. ½ tsp salt
6. ½ tsp ground cinnamon
7. ¼ cup (56 g) unsalted butter - melted
8. ¼ cup (52 g) unflavored vegetable oil - I use canola oil
9. 1½ tsp vanilla extract/essence
10. 2 large eggs - room temperature
11. ½ cup (120 g) whole milk
12. ½ cup (170 g) Beezy Beez Raw Local Honey
13. ¼ cup (25 g) sliced almonds- *if you want to, but remember you do not have to add almonds. 

Then, to make the glaze for the cake you will need to follow these steps:

1. 1½ tsps (10 g) honey
2. 1½ tsps (8 g) unsalted butter

To start cooking, or at least to prepare to start cooking, you must preheat your oven to 180 degrees, and use an 8 x 3 cake pan. Light grease your cake pan, and gently line it with parchment paper. 

In a large mixing bowl, mix together your flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda, salt and ground cinnamon with a whisk until the mixture is well combined. 

In another large mixing bowl, combine the melts butter, oil, vanilla, and 2 large eggs.

In a small bowl, combine milk with Beezy Beez Raw Local Honey. Heat this mixture for 30 seconds in the microwave or stovetop. 

Set each of the three bowls aside.

Add the dry ingredients and the small bowl of honey/milk into the butter/oil/egg mixture. Whisk the dry ingredients and butter/oil/eggs. Then, once they are combined, add in the Beezy Beez Raw Local Honey/Milk mixture. Your cake batter should appear thin.

Then, pour your cake batter into the cake pan and bake for 30 minutes. When taking the cake out of the oven, leave it to cool for 20 minutes before serving.

If you want to make glaze for your cake, combine Beezy Beez Raw Local Honey with unsalted butter, and whisk gently until combined. After whisking the glaze, use a baking brush to place glaze on the cake. You can add as little or as much glaze as you prefer. 

I am looking forward to trying out this new recipe this season! This cake seems like a delicious treat as well as a great addition to any Hanukkah or Christmas gathering. This honey cake might even be a great gift this year for any foodie or just if you want to spread some holiday cheer! Beezy Beez Honey is made in New York and is raw and natural. To learn more about us, visit http://www.newyorkrawhoney.com/ to see our honey varieties, coffee brews, pastries, and more treats you will love when you come into our cafe.