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Herne honey – amazingly real

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Stadthonig – Honey from Herne

one label – 11 beekeepers from one town.

City honey such as Herne honey is becoming increasingly well-known – and increasingly popular. It is now available from major cities such as Hamburg, Berlin and Munich, but also from many smaller towns, such as Herne. Beekeeping in urban areas has been around for a long time. But urban honey was only discovered and marketed as a quality product in its own right a few years ago.


Herne honey is a top-quality honey. It is proof that it is also possible to produce wonderful, first-class honey in a city. Honey from Herne is a top-quality honey brand.


Busy bees – even in the city?


There are nine species of honey bee worldwide. Eight are native to Asia, the ninth honey bee species is the Western honey bee, Apis Mellifera, which is native to our country. Its subspecies are used in beekeeping worldwide. When we talk about honey from Herne, we are talking about honey from honey bees. In contrast, there are 2500 species of wild bees in Europe alone, of which around 560 are native to Germany. While honey bees live exclusively in hives in colonies of up to 50,000 bees, most wild bee species are solitary bees

Wild bee species now need nesting aids such as bee hotels to survive. There is a lack of dead wood or sand and clay areas into which the wild bees can bore, hibernate and reproduce. That’s why it makes sense to set up bee hotels. These nesting aids help wild bees to survive.


When foraging, wild bees only travel up to 500 meters from their nest. Honey bees, on the other hand, have a radius of up to seven kilometers. Wild bees do not produce honey, as they consume the nectar they collect directly. The pollen and nectar processed into honey, on the other hand, is used in the beehives as food and supplies for the winter. By the way, a honey man, i.e. a beekeeper, speaks of a honey crop when he means everything that a busy bee collects during the day and brings into the hive. A crop means the pollen, the honeydew and the nectar. The honey in spring is therefore composed differently from the honey in summer. Honey from Herne can of course never be honey from wild bees. There is no such honey.

Forest

We all know how dramatic the situation is for insects in general. But nobody really notices it in everyday life. The gradual disappearance of insects is not really noticeable, as they generally do not want to come into direct contact with humans. In our opinion, a longer journey by car is the most visible for everyone. Anyone who remembers traveling by car 5 to 8 years ago may know what the windscreen or radiator grille of the car looked like when you arrived at your destination. Today, this is much less the case. The decline of all species means that the pollination of flowers and fruit tree blossoms is no longer guaranteed. Where pollination is lacking, the fruit, the harvest and also the reproduction of all plants on our planet is lacking. The death of our small flying insects has incalculable consequences for us all. It is not without reason that the honeybee in particular is one of the most important beneficial animals for organic and plant diversity! We beekeepers in Herne take care of our beehives, we look after and nurture them. We make sure that the animals reproduce. When you buy our honey from Herne, you are directly supporting our work for sustainable cities and communities for the city.

What types of honey are available from Herne?

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Herne city honey is the result of a cooperation between beekeepers from the Herne Beekeepers’ Association and Herne City Marketing. The city honey jars are labeled with a so-called guarantee strip. It bears the brand logo of the city of Herne. An undamaged warranty strip on the honey jar guarantees that it is unopened. With our city honey, we Herne beekeepers want to draw attention to the value and importance of honeybees for the city’s flora. They pollinate flowers throughout the city, including fruit tree blossoms. These animals are valuable.

Herne honey is liquid. It can change its consistency slightly during storage and become solid. However, this is not a bad thing, but a completely natural process. We do not add any artificial substances to our honey to artificially prevent this. Our honey can simply be made liquid again in a water bath, with the lid open and water at a maximum temperature of 40 degrees. The aroma and all the healthy ingredients are retained.

We also have different types of Herner honey in our range. Because Herne honey differs according to its origin. Honey from Herne comes from different parts of the city. It comes freshly harvested from the Herne district of Unser Fritz. A jar of honey like this contains the work of bees during the months of May, June and July. It couldn’t be fresher, better or more direct. You will also find honey from the Herne district of Wanne Süd with this spring and summer’s harvest. We even offer two different types of honey from the Horsthausen district with the harvest from this spring and summer, as they are produced by two different beekeepers. We hope to have all beekeepers on board soon. So if anyone is interested, please feel free to contact us.

The variety of flowers in the city also results in different honey colors. Naturally, purity of variety cannot be guaranteed in the urban area. All the flowers that grow in the city are flown to and processed into honey. The flavor of the honey therefore changes depending on the location. There are also differences in taste between the spring and summer honey. The taste spectrum is therefore broad. Dark honey tends to be spicier and light honey milder in taste. The wide variety of flavors in honey ensures intense enjoyment, so you are sure to discover your future favorite honey from Herne.

Beekeepers in Herne

A beekeeper, sometimes also called a honey man, looks after his hives. Separating female bees from male bees, the so-called drones, is one of the tasks of a beekeeper. Drones do not collect pollen or nectar. They also do not participate in work on the hive. Instead, they are fed by the females. They are dependent on the social exchange of food in the bee colony. After they reach sexual maturity, they fly out and look for a queen bee that is ready to mate. Later in the year, they are no longer allowed into the hive. They starve and die outside. The males of a bee colony only appear in the reproduction phase, during the so-called swarming period from April to August. Incidentally, drones do not have a bee stinger. Female bees in beekeeping and male bees therefore have completely different lives.

There are currently over 500 bee colonies in Herne. More than four bee colonies per square kilometer. That is an above-average number nationwide. One bee colony produces 20 to 30 kilograms of honey per year. That is the equivalent of 20,000 to 30,000 500g jars filled with high-quality honey from Herne. Incidentally, the city honey is not heated during the bottling process, as is usual with industrially bottled honey. Herne honey is a high-quality foodstuff that is completely natural and pure.

Herne honey with an effect

Honey consists of up to 80 percent sugar and about 20 percent water. Honey contains 2 different types of sugar, known as monosaccharides. They are specifically called fructose and glucose. It also contains a further 180 substances that make honey not only a tasty delicacy, but also a high-quality remedy. The proven substances include vitamins B1, B2, B6, C and H, as well as enzymes, enzymes, minerals, flavorings, acids, trace elements such as calcium, iron, zinc and potassium, but also amino acids and antibacterial substances such as penicillin B. Honey also contains secondary plant substances such as inhibins, so-called inhibitors, as well as tannins and essential oils. These ingredients combat the aggressive and cancer-causing free radicals in the human body.

Herne honey provides energy thanks to its fruit and glucose content. When consumed, the sugar content is immediately absorbed into the bloodstream and metabolized. Honey has an antibacterial effect due to the enzymes it contains, such as glucose oxidase. This enzyme is considered a germ killer. This is why honey also has an antiseptic effect. Milk or herbal teas with honey are well-known household remedies, as honey has an anti-inflammatory effect. Colds and sore throats can be reduced or combated by taking honey. The potassium present supports the drainage of the body via the kidneys. The various acids such as acetic acid, citric acid and lactic acid support digestion, among other things.

Honey is not the only bee product with an effect. There is also propolis, a resinous mass found in the flight holes of beehives. Like honey, it has an antibacterial effect, has an anti-inflammatory effect like honey and has an antiseptic effect like honey. Propolis is used by the honey bees themselves as protection against germs, mites and fungi, including at the entrances to the hive. On the other hand, the bees sting with their stingers to protect themselves from honey predators and attackers of the hive.

Look forward to propolis products in the coming year, which you can then buy from us in the Wanuka online store.


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