[misharu]

I have also read somewhere that eating honey from “one’s own backyard” (geogrpahical region) is better for you than from outside that region.

[metmom]

My allergist, who is also an immunologist, has told me that eating local honey really does help with allergies, not as well as the shots, of course (you knew that was coming) but that it does work.

Mr. mm had severe allergies when we got married. When we moved here and started buying local wildflower honey and eating it regularly, they’ve all but disappeared. He tried the shot routine when he was younger, but had such bad local reactions that he could never get up high enough to make any difference.

[Ditter]

I have read that honey made in the area where you live is good for your allergies because you are allergic to the plants around you and that is what the honey is made from. I suppose you would build up your immunity to those allergens by ingesting a small amount of them every day.

I have no idea if this is true or just false advertising by bee keepers, or possibly by the bees themselves (snicker).