Seaway Trail Honey
Pat Bono
Rochester, NY
Products:
pure, natural, unpasteurized strained honey — liquid, creamed, and honeycomb, mini honey bears, favors; infused honey with organic lavender, ginger, rosemary, cinnamon, cocoa. Beeswax candles and ornaments, Propolis and propolis tincture..
Growing methods:
A small artisan, award winning honeybee apiary on the historic Seaway Trail, outside of Pultneyville in Wayne County, by Lake Ontario, NY, featuring “Honey through the Seasons”, harvested from apple blossom, Basswood or linden blossom, wildflowers, to the robust goldenrod Fall honey. The honey is harvested every few weeks to capture the quality of the seasonal wildflowers. To ensure purity & quality, only honey gathered from the bees at the farm is sold. Pollen analysis is done by the Texas A&M Palynology Lab.
Unpasteurized, raw, no chemicals, no antibiotics, Kosher certified
Since no pesticides or antibiotics are used, my bees are managed more intensively; I replace typical winter loss by dividing up the winter hardy colonies, and by capturing honey bee swarms. I take a very active role in promoting beekeeping and pure honey, from organizing the Rochester Beekeepers club to being the Project Director of the NY Bee Wellness workshops (NYBeeWellness.org), a 501c3 non-profit program to teach New York beekeepers how to recognize honey bee disease, and am involved in beekeeping legislation. Master Beekeeper (University of Montana); Resident of Brighton for 24 years.
Honey is such a special food- thousands of bees toil to collect minute amounts of nectar from flowers and condense it into honey; a process which can never be mechanized!”
Awards and distinctions:
- Best of Show : Honey, New York State Fair
- Blue Ribbons : Honey & Beeswax- New York State Fair
- Honeycomb and Honey served at the 2013 Presidential Inauguration Luncheon,
Washington DC
- Black Jar Award : Judged best tasting honey in the Eastern United States, Eastern Apicultural Society
- Best of Show Reserve : Honey, New York State Fair
- Blue Ribbon : Honey, Eastern Apicultural Society
Kosher Certified link:https://www.nyhoneybuzz.com/kosher-honey.html#/Kosher Certification by Rabbi Avi Mammon, Rochester Kehillah Kosher1675 Monroe Ave. Rochester, NY 14618[email protected]Endorsed by Star-K Kosher CertificationCertification letter posted on SeawayTrailHoney.com
