home about us privacy policy send email site map view cart peaceriverbees Naturally Made. Pure and Simple. All Categories Featured Products Intense Repair 2oz Regular price: $24.95 Sale price: $19.95 Night Cream Honey Almond 2 oz $16.95 Honey Skin Cream 2oz $12.49 Honey Soap with Lavender 4oz $6.00 Raw & Unfiltered Wildflower Honey 6 lb (1/2 gal) $30.00 Raw & Unfiltered Creamed Honey with Organic Ceylon Cinnamon 8oz $8.50 Yellow Unfiltered Beeswax 1 oz $1.00 Regular Bee Pollen Granules 1 lb $15.00 Manuka Honey UMF 15+ 500g PRI Regular price: $56.95 Sale price: $52.95 Propolis and Active Manuka Oral Spray NPA 10+ 1oz $12.99 Ear Candles $3.00 HONEY HISTORY Honey is an organic, natural sugar alternative with no additives that is easy on the stomach, adapts to all cooking processes, and has an indefinite shelf-life. Honey is as old as written history, dating back to 2100 B.C. where it was mentioned in Sumerian and Babylonian cuneiform writings, the Hittite code, and the sacred writings of India and Egypt. It is presumably even older than that. Its name comes from the English 'hunig', and it was the first and most widespread sweetener used by man. Legend has it that Cupid dipped his love arrows in honey before aiming at unsuspecting lovers. In the Old Testament of the Bible, Israel was often referred to as "the land of milk and honey." Mead, an alcoholic drink made from honey was called "nectar of the gods," high praise indeed. Honey was valued highly and often used as a form of currency, tribute, or offering. In the 11th century A.D., German peasants paid their feudal lords in honey and beeswax. Although experts argue whether the honeybee is native to the Americas, conquering Spaniards in 1600 A.D. found native Mexicans and Central Americans had already developed beekeeping methods to produce honey. In days of old, honey has been used not only in food and beverages, but also to make cement, in furniture polishes and varnishes, and for medicinal purposes. And, of course, bees perform the vital service of pollinating fruits, legumes, vegetables and other types of food-producing plants in the course of their business of honey production. Bees & Botanicals All Natural & Organic Botanical Skin Care Raw Florida Orange Blossom Honey Raw Florida Saw Palmetto Honey Raw Florida Wildflower Honey Raw Florida Tupelo Honey Raw Blueberry Honey Manuka Honey Raw Creamed Honey Bee Pollen Propolis Beeswax Medihoney Wound Gel Supplements & Extracts All Natural Remedies More Fun Stuff Honey Recipes for Eatin', Drinkin', and Lookin' Good Testimonials Honeybee Quotes Shipping Info Wholesale Customers HOME | ABOUT US | PRIVACY POLICY | SEND EMAIL | SITE MAP | VIEW CART Copyright © 2007 Peace River Bees All Rights Reserved.