Welcome to Sweet As Can Bee Honey Farm!

Our honey....is simply the best!

We Welcome "Essence of Simplicity! Raw Honey Skin Care by Sweet As Can BEE Honey Farm!

Essence of Simplicity!

Isaac and I are very happy to introduce to you our first skin care product from our raw honey skin care line, "Essence of Simplicity"! The Honey Carrot Cleanser and Exfoliate was chosen as our first product because of it's simplicity and it's accessibility. Anyone can use it, any skin type, male or female. Also it illustrates what my true passion is behind our skin care.

I am so tired of using face wash, exfoliates, lotions, creams, toners, and oils with ingredients that I have no clue what they are or how to pronounce them! More and more I have been changing my diet to raw, local, seasonal fare. I am aware and spend time, money and thought on what I put into my body, why don't I do this for what I put on my body?

Our skin is our largest organ and it is entirely porous. Everything we slather our bodies with seeps into it us through our skin. I realized I wanted to experiment with only using on my outside what I would be willing to put inside! It has been incredible!

I have washed everything using honey, my face, my entire body and even my hair. There are so many amazing old school recipes for homemade skin care, shampoos, conditioners, everything!

I know most people don't feel they have the time or the nerve to experiment with putting eggs and honey in their hair so I came up with, Essence of Simplicity! The title meaning just what you think it does. These products are basic, they are raw, and edible, no additives to keep them lasting forever, our raw honey will keep them from fermenting with the appropriate care. Life can be simple, so can beauty.

This is local. Just like our lip balm, we are not developing our products to be mass produced and shipped by the millions all over the world. Therefore we don't need to worry about indeterminate shelve life and additives to keep the color and consistency perfect. I'd like to think that this world is changing, that people are ready to be conscious about their bodies and minds. That they are willing to look in front of them instead of what is broadcast on television. All we need, surrounds us.

Roxy wants you to know that each and every bottle of honey you order is hand bottled (yes, Isaac is in the corner, bottling everyone of them!) and comes from our bees that are treated with love (yes, Roxy has Angela kiss each and every bee before they go to bed). Every one of our bees lives a full life without any chemicals or antibiotics present. All of our honey is kept at its peak of quality due to NOT heating it, filtering the honey, or pasteurizing the honey. This ensures that each bottle of honey is packed full of all of natural goodies for you to enjoy!

Time to Take Your Pollen! (Open Wide!)

Time to Eat Your Pollen!

It's that time again to turn our focus and attention to allergies! With pollen counts going up as the days change, get longer, and nice weather is bestowed upon us, if we don't have our allergies under control, we are doomed! And take it from me.... I was a victim at one point! But not anymore!

With a rigorous schedule of taking Wild Flower Honey and Bee Pollen, my allergies are pretty much whooped. No more watery or itchy eyes.... no more sneezing and no more discomfort!

If you too have allergies, Angela and I recommend three things. 1) Wild Flower Honey: Great for people who have low to moderate effects due to pollen. Wild Flower Honey has a very diverse amount of pollen inside. 2) Pollen Packed Honey: Great for peole who need to give a double punch to their allergies. Wild flower honey coupled with bee pollen really makes this a strong contender against those nasty pollen allergies. 3) Bee Pollen: Our dried bee pollen is very strong. Great for people who need extra strength.

Taking any of these three wonderful solution does require a little knowledge. Take a look here to learn more!

Honey Granulation..... How do I fix it?!

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When you bought your honey, it looked like the one in the middle, right? Does it now look like one of the left or right? If so, there are no worries at all. This is a natural process that happens with all raw unpasteurized honey.

To learn more about why honey crystallizes, click here

To learn HOW to fix this issue and return your honey to a liquid state, click here

AND..... remember... if your honey looks like the one on the left or right....DO NOT PANIC!....it's an easy fix!


Meet Kelsey Racicot

Kelsey Racicot – sales team member

Kelsey is currently a senior at the University of Washington, majoring in Environmental Studies. She has one more quarter to go in the fall. When Kelsey isn’t selling honey at the Columbia City, West Seattle or Maple Valley farmers markets, she’s working on her senior thesis: outdoor experiential education linked with urban beekeeping. She is building a curriculum with Seattle Tilth to teach kids and their parents about the ecology and importance of bees and how easy it can be to set up and manage your own small hive in Seattle. This project plays directly into Kelsey’s long-term dreams of pursuing a life in sustainable agriculture and inspiring the youth themselves to choose a sustainable lifestyle. In the future, Kelsey plans to farm and keep bees of her own!

Q. How long have you been working with Sweet As Can Bee?

A. Since December of 2009

Q. How did you get involved with them?

A. I Interviewed Isaac for an ethnography project in an anthropology class last autumn quarter. In exchange for Isaac’s time with the interview, I offered to volunteer at a special event.  Volunteering eventually turned into working farmers markets, so here I am now as a member of the Sweet As Can Bee family!

Q. What is your favorite SACB honey variety (at the moment) and why?

A. I really like the habanero creamed honey. I love to cook, and you just can’t beat the sweet heat from this honey. It’s great on yam fries or an incredible spicy BBQ sauce we make at my house. We put it on a slammin’ smoked Gouda purple potato BBQ pizza!

Q. Most memorable moment at the markets this year?

A. That’s tough to pick one moment. I guess I love watching kids taste honey for the first time. They’re hesitant at first, then they fall in love with the natural deliciousness of raw local honey. You can just tell they’re hooked for life!

Q. Why do you love honey and or bees?

A. I’m addicted to honey; it’s sweet and delicious. It also makes my skin looks great; I wash my face with honey every day. And bees are magical creatures. They are responsible for 1/3 of all the food we eat, all the while making the tastiest liquid gold I’ve ever encountered!

Q. What is your favorite honeybee fact?

A. It takes one million trips to different flowers for a colony to produce a one-pound jar of honey. Talk about hard work.