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We are so grateful that our beehives in Miami were not damaged by Hurricane Irma! And we are especially happy that we harvested our Black Mangrove honey from Big Pine Key before the hurricane wreaked its havoc and destruction! 

It may be quite some time before we can harvest from there again, but for now, we've got a 50 lb. bucket of one of our favorite floral varieties safely here in Miami.

The reason we love this Florida Keys honey is that it tastes like, well, butterscotch. The flavor is created by the blend of Black Mangrove nectar, along with some of the other tropical nectars from flowers that blossom at the same time.....It is remarkably reminiscent of butterscotch.

Another thing I like about it is it's low viscosity.

What does that mean? Well, Orange Blossom is a very thick honey, for instance. That's great sometimes, but if you put it in a pitcher of iced tea it would sink straight to the bottom. Black Mangrove honey, being very runny honey, disperses happily in your iced tea, and is my absolute favorite on french toast or pancakes. Doesn't glue the pancakes together, but absorbs and flows, and frankly, makes it so that you need very little butter.

I also like to use it in my smoothies, uncooked sauces (like honey/mustard sauce for stone crabs) and salad dressings for the same reason....disperses easily.

And I've been known to drink it from the squeeze bottle, straight. I can't help it. 

So I'm thrilled that we have enough to get us through the season, until flowers can blossom there once again. And my heart goes out to those in the Florida Keys who are still waiting for power and assessing the damage to their homes and their lives. May their storm recovery be as rapid and painless as possible!