Raw Honey from Avondale, Alabama

Pure raw local honey from Foxhound Bee Company's hives in Avondale, Alabama (East Birmingham), retaining 100% of its original pollen and sold in limited annual batches.

At a glance

• Type: Raw, unfiltered honey
• Origin: Avondale, Alabama (East Birmingham), traceable to city and zip code
• Pollen: 100% of original pollen content retained
• Processing: Never ultra-filtered, never stripped; preserves enzymes bees naturally add
• Natural traits: Crystallizes faster than grocery-store honey, a sign of true raw honey
• Availability: Sold in limited amounts; sells out every year
• Vendor: Foxhound Bee Company
• Not certified organic (intentional choice by the vendor)

Best for

• Tea and coffee sweetening with a real floral note
• Drizzling on biscuits, toast, cornbread, or oatmeal
• Yogurt parfaits and fruit bowls
• Local-honey fans and allergy-conscious shoppers
• Birmingham-area gifts and host presents
• Comparing against Grade A grocery honey in the Honey Challenge

How to use

Use it as your everyday honey, but it's particularly nice on a warm biscuit, swirled into hot tea, or finishing a cheese board. If it crystallizes, that's normal raw-honey behavior; warm the jar gently in hot water.

About Foxhound Bee Company

Foxhound Bee Company is a Birmingham-area beekeeper keeping hives at multiple locations around the city, selling honey traceable down to the neighborhood it came from.

Sold by Foxhound Bee Company, based in Irondale, Alabama.

Learn more: Raw Honey vs Regular Honey and Does Honey Go Bad?