Honey

[July]

How bout them Bee's? Anybody eat'in Honey?

[July]

Or Not....

[Hikes in Rain]

Been using honey in place of sugar since the '70's. Then, I discovered how to make mead.......

[10-K]

Almost every day. Hard to take real honey on the trail. Honey packets are usually faux honey and any way I've tried to carry the real stuff has evolved into a sticky mess.

[Ender]

On my AT thru, my go-to lunch was flour tortillas with peanut butter and honey. A couple of those and I was good to go for the afternoon. I used a squeeze bottle of honey, but like 10-K it was a struggle to keep it not-sticky. My trick to avoid stickiness was to take off the lid, put a plastic bag over the opening, and then put the lid back on. That sealed in the honey in the bottle. It also meant I had to take off the lid and remove the plastic every time I wanted to use the honey, but that was better than getting my entire food bag covered in honey.

[Pedaling Fool]

I don't really care for honey and I do have natural raw honey, because my father has a few hives and always gives me a few jars every year. I like it, but just don't go crazy over the stuff, probably why I don't have my own hives, despite being a fan of bees in general. I do have tons of bees year-around in my yard, because I allow weeds to grow and have learned which plants they like the best and what time of year they provide the pollinators with pollen/nectar.

[Feral Bill]

I wonder if honey can be dried to a non sticky solid, or bought that way?

[Starchild]

I've used the honey packs sort of like Gu, but much cheaper.

[Feral Bill]

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...FYFZFQMA3NM3K3

There we have it.

[Hikes in Rain]

Nice find, Bill! That's potentially exciting.

[Feral Bill]

http://www.vermontcountrystore.com/s...FZFafgodvD4AAg

Also this, though in each case you pay a lot of money for what's basically just sugar,

[Demeter]

I like to make my own "energy" gels with honey, molasses, nut butter, etc. You can add True Orange, lemon, or lime to them to give them a unique flavor, or salt for extra sodium on the trail. Of course, I make mead, too Have a 5 gallon batch in my primary fermenter right now

[atraildreamer]

A local health food market sells honey in straws. Get a bunch of straws from your local burger joint (ask, don't just take), (the wider straws would be a better choice to use), heat seal one end with a heated pair of needle nose pliers, fill straw with honey from a squeeze bottle with a narrow tip, then heat seal the other end.

When ready to use, cut off one end of the straw and squeeze out the honey!

[July]

A local health food market sells honey in straws. Get a bunch of straws from your local burger joint (ask, don't just take), (the wider straws would be a better choice to use), heat seal one end with a heated pair of needle nose pliers, fill straw with honey from a squeeze bottle with a narrow tip, then heat seal the other end.

When ready to use, cut off one end of the straw and squeeze out the honey!

I have used this method and it works well on the trail.

[rocketsocks]

Growing up with allergies is was said to me by my allergist to eat local honey...always did for years from a farm down the road from my house, good stuff!

[July]

Growing up with allergies is was said to me by my allergist to eat local honey...always did for years from a farm down the road from my house, good stuff!

I have always heard the same, and purchase local. Thought about raising bees but just have'nt gotton around to it, although I am a member of the local Bee Club and attend the classes and talks.

[Rocket Jones]

I do this too. Talked to my doctor about it and mentioned that I know it's an urban myth but the placebo effect seemed to help. He agreed with me and mentioned that his daughter does the same thing.

[July]

I like to make my own "energy" gels with honey, molasses, nut butter, etc. You can add True Orange, lemon, or lime to them to give them a unique flavor, or salt for extra sodium on the trail. Of course, I make mead, too Have a 5 gallon batch in my primary fermenter right now

Love the idea of homemade energy gel and honey infusions, thanks for the input Demeter!

[Demeter]

Love the idea of homemade energy gel and honey infusions, thanks for the input Demeter!

Glad you like it! Thanks

[Pedaling Fool]

To all that fret on how to bring honey onto a hiking trip...forget it, just eat any type sugar, i.e. table sugar, HFCS or honey, it's basically all the same, except agave -- that stuff is super sweet, but that would be a good thing on a hike.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifest...2a7_story.html

http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2009/...-fructose-cor/