Why Buy Organic/Farm Honey?

This information comes from...http://www.theorganicreport.com/pages/461_organic_honey.cfm I've copied it here for your convenience. It has some interesting information not widely publicized...and its also a commercial for this company. I buy my honey from
http://www.weber-farms.com/. They are lovely people who are passionate about what they do...and are treat their animals very well.

Organic Honey: The Sweet Healer
Contributed by Barbra Cohn for The Synergy Company

Chemicals, drugs and antibiotics are not something we normally associate with honey. But truth be told, if you eat conventionally produced honey, you might be getting a dose of one or more chemicals every time you sweeten your tea.

According to USDA regulations, honey cannot be labeled certified organic if its production uses even traces of prohibited chemicals, drugs or antibiotics. Non-organic beekeepers routinely use sulfa compounds and antibiotics to control bee diseases, carbolic acid to remove honey from the hive and calcium cyanide to kill colonies before extracting the honey¹, and of course conventional honeybees gather nectar from plants that have been sprayed with pesticides. The Lancet, a prestigious international medical journal, reported in 1993 that conventionally produced honey may contain residues of these chemicals and should be used with caution², which is one of the reasons many of us jump for joy when we find a reliable source of certified organic honey.

Organic honey not only is safe to eat, but also helps keep our planet healthy. Organic beekeepers sustain the natural life cycle of bees by safeguarding their natural habitat, and nourishing them as nature intended. And because certifying a hive as organic is costly, they don't exterminate the bees at the end of the season—a common practice in conventional beekeeping.

Scientific studies have revealed that certain types of raw honey contain many therapeutic compounds, including essential oils, flavonoids, terpenes, polyphenols and hydrogen peroxide enzymes.

Researcher Mitchell May, Ph.D., CEO of The Synergy Company, spent several years developing the first and only certified organic and raw active 10+ Manuka honey available in North America. His company supports organic agriculture, including beekeeping, the world over. As May explains, "While I was researching Manuka honey, I was amazed to learn that eighty percent of all plant life depends on bees for pollination. This translates into over one—third of all the food we consume-which is all the more reason to support organic beekeepers and to eat organic honey."

For more information about The Synergy Company and certified organic and raw active 10+ Manuka honey, visit www.thesynergycompany.com/pages/healing-honey.html.

References:
1. Farrar, C. L. "Caution In The Use of Chemicals, Drugs, and Antibiotics" Entomology Research Division, Agricultural Research Service, U.S.D.A.(1) http://www.beesource.com/pov/usda/abjmay1960.htm
2. Postmes T, van den Bogaard AE, Hazen M. Honey for wounds, ulcers and skin graft preservation. Lancet 1993:341(8847):756-57.