Eden's Nectar sells seasonal honey made from local hives. It's pure raw honey from beekeepers in the West Central Florida Beekeeper's Co-op.
Sue cajoled me into driving into downtown St. Petersburg this morning to buy fresh veggies at the Saturday morning market. It used to be on Central Avenue, right in the middle of the street. Now it has moved to a large parking lot a block south. I like that. It also features live music. When we arrived, St. Petersburg mayor Rick Baker was strumming a guitar and singing with the band.
In addition to fresh veggies, we bought a tasty loaf of fresh-baked whole wheat bread. Before we headed for the car to leave, a honey vendor caught my eye. I could pretty much live on honey, so I had to check it out. The vendor, Skip, explained to me that all the Eden’s Nectar honey they sell is produced from west-central Florida bee hives. They hives are moved around to different areas, depending on what is in bloom. They sell four main kinds of honey: spring, summer, fall, and winter. Each looks and tastes different because different flowers are in bloom according to the season.
Skip explained that orange-blossom honey typically also contains clover honey because clover grows under the orange trees and the bees get nectar from both plants. I’d never really thought of that. He was a wealth of knowledge, and were it not for the crowd of honey-lovers trying to buy honey, I’d have stayed to chat longer.
I showed restraint and only bought 2 pounds of honey.
Fresh raw honey and fresh-baked whole wheat bread is food for the gods.
Vendors at the Saturday Downtown St Pete Farmer's Market sell all kinds of veggies, cooked foods, crafts, plants and other stuff.
