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Buying local honey bestStory by Ronn Rowland

mary Ann Bristow inspects some of the local honey sold at Arnold Fruit Company. She buys locally harvested honey because she feels it's better for

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Locally harvested honey versus commercially harvested honey – which is better?

One study, published in 2002 in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, showed no difference among allergy sufferers who ate local honey, commercially processed honey, or a honey-flavored placebo.

However, there is a big population of honey consumers and local beekeepers that swear by the health benefits of the locally harvested nectar.

Arnold’s Fruit Company on West Shawnee Bypass has been selling locally harvested honey, and Bobby Arnold, son of the founder Calvin Arnold, says his customers swear by it.

“It is from this area," he said. "You know it’s not shipped across the country."

Local honey has been used as a folk remedy throughout history and has a variety of health benefits and medical uses. It’s even used in some hospitals as a treatment for wounds.

Many of these health benefits are specific to raw, or unpasteurized, honey.

Mary Ann Bristow said she believes if she's going to consume honey, it might as well be the best around. "Raw honey is just better for you to begin with," she said. "It's local, and I try to buy as much local as I can because you never know where the other stuff is coming from."

Samantha Pruedert, who helps her sister Carol Jones at their table at Muskogee Farmers' Market, believes in the advantages of local honey.

“It’s just good for you,” she said. “It’s got all that good stuff in it that’s good for you because it is local.” Local honey contains an array of plant chemicals that act as antioxidants. Some types of honey have as many antioxidants as fruits and vegetables.

There are also some risk factors involved with local, raw honey. While honey is considered by some people a good treatment to help with childrens' coughs and colds, doctors do not recommend this practice for a child less than 1 year old.

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