Foothills Honey

Foothills Honey Company produces thousands of pounds of honey every year. FHC offers honey for sale by the drum barrel and bucket. Foothills Honey Company does not produce seasonal varieties of honey specifically for sale. Our honey is the result of filling various pollination contracts around Oregon, Washington and Northern California. The main ho... ney flow is during the summer months, primarily from June to early July during the blackberry bloom. Most of FHC's honey produced for sale comes from Oregon blackberries. The first honey FHC produces comes during and after the crimson clover blooms in May and June. Foothills Honey Company also makes a dark honey, the result of carrot pollination with a smattering of neighboring mint fields, produced in August after the bees return from pollinating crops in Madras. Many of FHC's bees stay in the Willamette Valley for most of the year, meaning the bees are collecting honey from local wildflowers and crops. This honey potentially has the highest benefit for those who believe local honey may alleviate allergies. Foothills Honey Company offers raw honey, meaning it is not heated or filtered. Some research suggests raw honey may offer a benefit for allergy prevention, as small doses of allergens in honey are not filtered out. Ingesting these small amounts of allergens might build an immunity to allergies, much like the vaccination process. Regardless of the potential benefits for allergy prevention, eating local, raw honey can be part of a lifestyle that supports local agriculture.Read More