“Winnie the Pooh had his ‘huny pot.’ I stick my spoon, instead of my head, into the raw honey jar; my greed for this nutritious superfood is akin to Winnie’s. Honeybees gather nectar for their honey stomachs and pollen for the baskets they carry on their back legs, and don’t notice me as I sit on my front porch in the Topanga Canyon winter sunshine. Each day, I scoop raw honey from the jar and savor the taste and health benefits of history’s oldest agricultural product that has existed for millions of years. The ancient Egyptians farmed honey 3,000 years ago, and considered bees the symbol of sacred femininity. They also used honey for healing wounds and as a preservative, due to its antibacterial properties. Commercial honey, which is heated and pasteurized, has fewer benefits.” (03/18/08)