Hey New Yorkers, go get yourself some local winter sweetness and support your local honey bee! Massachusetts beekeeper, farmer and the man behind Berkshire Berries Roof-top Magic® honey, David Graves, keeps seven of his beehives on rooftops in Manhattan, Brooklyn and the Bronx.
So how does New York honey taste? Sooty? Fortunately, no: The bees sip from deep inside the blossom, beyond any grime, feeding on linden and locust trees, cover, and a range of flowers. Graves says that because of the diversity of flora in NYC, his rooftop honey actually tastes better than his Berkshire brand.
Graves takes great pride in his truly local honey, noting that some say it helps build immunity to indigenous pollen. His metropolitan bees seem remarkably happy, he says: "I don't see tattered wings here, like I do in the Berkshires."
I'm itching to meet David, the bees and taste the honey asap, but in the meantime I ordered their Berries Switchel (Switchel is made of fruity vinegars, ginger and well water and isn't too sweet). Want to go? His stall/tent is at the Union Square Green Market each week (including Saturdays). Can't make it? Call 800-5-BERRYS.
images via AmalaBeauty.com & Berkshire Berries.
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