As the leaves begin to turn and the air grows crisp, there’s no better time to celebrate the sweet and sticky wonder of honey. September is National Honey Month, a perfect moment to highlight honey’s diverse benefits and appreciate the importance of honeybees and their contribution to agriculture and biodiversity. This fall, Green America encourages you to make mindful honey products that support both your health and the environment.
Celebrate National Honey Month with these products from our certified Green Business Network {GBN)} members.
Raw, Sustainable Honey Products
Raw honey is valued for its natural properties, health benefits, and versatility in culinary, medicinal and cosmetic uses. It’s unprocessed, nutrient-rich, antibacterial and can soothe stress and inflammation in the body. See more benefits at the National Institutes of Health.
Find totally unprocessed honey at Really Raw Honey Inc. A company committed to advocating environmentally sound beekeeping, it packs honey straight from the hive at beekeeper’s homes and farms.
Indian River Bee Company offers 100% raw honey from the Indian River area of Florida, famous for some of the best honey, grapefruits, and oranges in the world.
Bath Products and Soaps
A popular ingredient in hair and skin products, honey is a natural moisturizer. According to Vogue India, it is soothing, healing and non-irritating, keeping skin and hair healthy and soft. Incorporating honey into your daily self-care routine promotes natural cosmetic health.
4 Elements Bath Products creates products made from primarily organic or wild harvested ingredients. Artisan crafted bar soaps like its Harmony Oat and Honey Soap are a great product to take care of your body with honey.
Many of Soap For Goodness Sake LLC’s organic soaps and skincare are made with honey in small batches with top-quality sourced honey. The Oatmeal and Honey Goat Milk Soap is made with local honey.
What’s Good, an online market for eco-friendly and socially responsible products, offers locally-sourced honey skin balms, shampoos, and conditioners.
Beeswax Products
Beeswax is a popular sustainable alternative to toxic ingredients in candles, sealants, cosmetic products, and much more.
Essential Wholesale & Labs offers natural and organic hair and body care, including balms containing beeswax and honey in its lotions.
Daddy Van’s creates all-natural beeswax furniture polish and finishing wax. These wood and countertop care products are non-toxic, chemical free, and safe for both people and the planet.
If you’re looking for more environmentally friendly candle options, try out beeswax candles. They produce clean fumes with little smoke and are completely biodegradable.
Big Dipper Wax Works makes handcrafted beeswax candles produced in small batches. Committed to sourcing from ethical farms, beeswax is collected from Northwest beekeepers, an area where crops rank the lowest in exposure to pesticides in North America.
What’s Good also sells pure beeswax candles, including birthday candles, and beeswax tapers.
As you’re shopping for your favorite Fall products this season, remember to add some sustainably sourced honey into the mix!
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