I grew up eating hyper-local honey (from my backyard) and the decline of honeybees is a real tragedy. Luckily I still know folks in my area who keep their own b

I grew up eating hyper-local honey (from my backyard) and the decline of honeybees is a real tragedy. Luckily I still know folks in my area who keep their own bees and my family can still get enough propolis and filtered honey for now. To us, the health benefits of eating local raw honey seem legit. I have never had allergies - my wife, who grew up in a big city and has terrible springtime allergies, notably improves when she eats local propolis. It also seems to improve sore throats and other minor illness discomfort (although that could be the "Mary Poppins Effect," being a spoonful of sugar) You can buy 10lbs-50lbs at a time and eat it over the course of years. So pay attention to your local classifieds (craigslist, nextdoor, facebook) in late summer and early fall, and buy honey as local as you can get.