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.