Jeremy Wendell, Author at Wendell Estate Honey

This refreshing cool Chinese cucumber salad is great for summer

Chinese Cool Cucumber Salad

July 4, 2024 No Comments

If you’ve spent any time in mainland China, you’ve almost certainly had pai huang gua (拍黄瓜). This dish is a refreshing cold cucumber dish, perfect

Honey is harvested with minimally invasive/disruptive methods. Chemicals are never used and the brood chamber is not disturbed. Beekeepers working with minimal protective clothing and no gloves shows how little the bees are disturbed. Photo credit: Dan Margarit

The Sustainable Beekeeping Behind Wendell Estate Raw Honey

June 20, 2024 No Comments

With both increasing evidence, and growing public awareness and knowledge of the consequences of human activity on global ecosystems, “sustainability” has become a catchphrase. Though

Tim feeds grandson, Hayden honey straight from the beehive

How Do You Know if Your Real Raw Honey is Real and Raw?

June 4, 2024 No Comments

There’s a lot of dishonest marketing out there. Sadly, honey is the 3rd most adulterated food in the world (lagging behind only olive oil and

Willows in full pollen mode. Airborne willow pollen is a common allergen (cause) of springtime seasonal allergies. Photo: Isabel Wendell

Does Eating Local Honey Reduce Symptoms of Seasonal Allergies?

May 1, 2024 4 Comments

Maybe it’s because I’m in the honey business so am exposed to a lot of honey marketing, but it seems like almost everybody thinks that

Processed "honey" can be found at very low prices

Why Raw Honey is More Expensive than Processed Honey

January 31, 2024 No Comments

While there is much overlap in prices, on average, raw honey tends to cost more than processed honey. Since raw honey is simpler to produce,

Honey comes in diverse colours. But Wendell Estate Honey is probably the whitest of them all

Why is Our Honey So White?

November 18, 2023 No Comments

We get this question a lot. Some people wonder if we’ve added colouring the honey or done something else to whiten the colour (we emphatically

Autumn

October 2, 2023 No Comments

I love seasons, any and all. The energies that they bring to my life are so rich and varied. For me, each season has its

Raw honey is a healthy sweetener in this banana craisin muffin recipe

Banana Craisin Muffins

October 1, 2023 No Comments

A healthy addition to Sunday brunch or afternoon tea. Ingredients: 2/3 cup (160 mL) raw honey 1/2 cup (125 mL) butter, softened 1 cup (250

Synthesis of a low-calorie sweetener, saccharin, by successive chemical reactions

Artificial Low Calorie Sweeteners May Contribute to Weight Gain & Other Health Problems

August 20, 2023 No Comments

With the ongoing obesity epidemic and increased attention to health and physical fitness, low-calorie sweeteners (LCS) have been enjoying a surge in popularity as a

The fresher the honey, the better the flavor and health benefits

Raw Honey Loses Flavor & Health Benefits in Ambient Storage

August 1, 2023 2 Comments

A commonly quoted “interesting fact” about honey is that 3000-year-old honey was found in the Egyptian pyramids that was still edible. Sometimes this is even

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