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About HoneyTraveler

HoneyTraveler explores the world of honey, bees, and the traditions that connect them.
It all began years ago, when my sister brought some honey back from Crete and suggest I try it. Until that point in my life honey was usually a Billy Bee brand that came in a plastic squeeze bottle shaped like a bear. I liked honey in a general way, on a sandwich and my favorite was with peanut butter on toast. Sometimes I would just have honey with toast and butter, but rarely. I used it as a sweetener, better than sugar, but in my mind, just as undifferentiated. Coming from Canada, I actually preferred maple syrup for most everything else where a sweetener was needed.

But that Greek honey on toast was wild! I had never tasted any honey like that! It had flavor, and aroma and clung to my tongue after swallowing. It was rich and full mouthed like no honey I had every had. I finished that one and had two more, and asked myself the question that I have been answering ever since. Why is this so different, is this the only one? As I started to learn more, honey became the beginning of life long learning adventure that touched almost every country in the world, cultures and traditions that went back centuries and led to discovering a vast number of plants and trees. I started to learn about the different kinds of honey, how is it processed, what makes a honey excellent amongst its peers, then more about bees, the most researched insect in the world. Then beekeeping today and throughout the ages; then traditional medicines, health and more. It became a focus when I travelled. Every country has unique plants that create a unique honey, I would try them and visit beekeepers and never stopped being surprised by something new I didn’t know before. Like “killer bees” in South America, vilified by the press as dangerous invaders of the north, are actually honey bees. They are actually kept by Beekeepers. In Surinam my beekeeping host had only one bit of advice, “Don’t go too close to the hives.” The honey was delicious.

I had a hiatus from this website for other priorities in life but now am returning to continue documenting and sharing the stories surrounding honey. Stay tuned and don’t hesitate to contact me with questions and suggestions with the contact link at the bottom of every page.

…Scott