For those of you who read my Pitcairn Island stories (linked a couple of entries below), you may have noticed my reference to the island’s honey. Since the few bees on the island have been segregated from other populations for so long, they haven’t developed a couple of diseases that, evidently, have afflicted just about every other bee in the world in the last century. Plus, all the fruit that grows on Pitcairn (which all tastes absolutely amazing) has always been pesticide-free, so the bees have only top-notch stuff to pollinate.

The result is that Pitcairn honey is probably the best honey in the world. I brought some back from the island (I had to sneak it through customs at LAX, since it was an unacceptable agricultural product from overseas). A coworker of mine who loves honey — he buys the imported French stuff for beaucoup bucks — said it was far and away better than the honey he pays top dollar for.

I mention all this because you can now buy the honey for a very reasonable price, $5 a jar. If you’re a honey lover, it’ll be worth it, I can assure you.

Comments

30 January | 8:27 | James

Do I want to buy honey from suspected child molesters? :)

30 January | 8:31 | josh

Well, your license plate is probably made by prisoners -- not too big of a leap. :)

30 January | 10:59 | denise

chuck is a honey connisseur. he says the avacado honey is the best. i may order some of this for him for valentine's day.

31 January | 9:54 | Luke

Hmmmmm. I need some new honey for my Scottish Oatmeal. Scottish Oatmeal is quite tasty; I think your paper should send you to Scottland and you can bring me back some oatmeal.

29 April | 15:28 | Siemianowiczanin

I also tried Pitcairn honey and I agree that it is the bestr honey in the world. I've never eaten so fruitable honey before!!! I live in Poland, but I buy another jars of honey and I'll be wait another months for postman with honey.

29 April | 15:28 | Siemianowiczanin

21 November | 17:49 | Michelle

Hi, I was hunting for discussions of Pitcairn's honey industry, and your blog popped up. I noticed you had links to your "Pitcairn stories," so of course, I now want to read them. Sadly, the links have expired. Any chance I can access those stories? Thanks! ~Michelle

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