Every day a new question will appear, and with every correct answer, you are entered into our daily drawings, as well as our grand prize drawing. Each daily winner will receive a $50 Amazon gift code and the Grand Prize winner will receive a $500 American Express gift card, plus a honey swag bag containing culinary honey items!

Questions like: How many ingredients are in honey? Does pollen make honey, honey? will be asked and if you answer one correctly, you could be a winner! Plus, finding the answers has never been easier. Just head over to www.storyofhoney.com, where all the answers can be found. 

So what are you waiting for?? Log on to the National Honey Board’s Facebook page from May 15 to May 29 to test your honey IQ and for a chance to win some sweet prizes!

Dispelling myths about honey and opening up consumers’ eyes to the sweet truths versus fiction has never been sweeter.

And what better way to celebrate than a giveaway? This giveaway includes an all-silicone spoon with our www.honey.com website on the handle, a handy fold-away tote that folds into itself to become a fraction of the size,  ten orange blossom honey sticks, one honey lip balm and our newest honey brochures, Honey: The Journey From Hive to Bottle and Honey: Discover the Versatility.

Be one of the first five people to email us at socialmedia@nhb.org and we will send you a gift package containing all these wonderful honey items.

The five winners will be announced Monday on the blog, so make sure you check back here to see if you are a winner.

The NHB chose the Barons as one of their six teams to sponsor this season and we are so glad we did. The team plays at a brand new, beautiful stadium and we couldn’t have asked for better weather. If that wasn’t enough, the game was a great one and the Barons beat the Huntsville Stars, five to one. 

Upon arriving at the stadium, the first thing we noticed was the HUGE honey billboard directly behind the pitching mound. This was great to see, but it didn’t stop there. Throughout the game, the rotating megatron screen had honey ads and messaging, encouraging the fans to go out and buy more honey.

We also incorporated honey trivia questions and used the players to answer the questions for us. These ran throughout the game and were so much fun. The most popular addition to this year’s program is the Honey Kiss Cam. Faith Hill’s song, This Kiss played while the camera went throughout the stadium and featured people kissing their honey. There were many great parts of the team visit, but this was one of our favorites.

At the bottom of the second inning, we were escorted up to the press box, where we sat down with the team’s sports announcer and answered some questions about honey. We told him what we do here at the NHB, as well as some of the many wonderful benefits of honey. The interview went very well and we were able to spread our honey messaging and showcase honey’s versatility to an even larger audience.

We had a wonderful time at the game and the team was both welcoming and entertaining. If you’re in the area, make sure you stop by the Regions Field and support the Birmingham Barons this season!

Also on the agenda, we had the pleasure of swearing in new board members and alternates that were appointed by U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack last December.

To back up a bit, our ten person board is composed of three first handler representatives, two importer representatives, one importer-handler representative, three producer representatives, and one marketing cooperative representative. The importer-handler representative must import at least 75 percent of the honey or honey products they market in the U.S. and handle at least 250,000 pounds annually.  The producer representatives must produce a minimum of 150,000 pounds of honey in the U.S. annually, based on the best three-year average of the most recent five calendar years. 

A “first handler” is defined as the first person who buys or takes possession of honey or honey products from a producer for marketing.  In plain terms, this is usually a honey packer.  If a producer markets honey or honey products directly to consumers, that producer is considered to be the first handler with respect to the honey produced by the producer.

Each Board member has an alternate to step in if needed and at some of our meetings, both the board member and alternate will attend. As you can imagine, these meetings are a big deal and we get a lot accomplished with all the people we have in attendance.

The meeting was a great success and it’s always so nice to have everyone together. We can’t think of being in better company, with having so many people who are all so passionate about honey bees, beekeeping and honey. It’s a pretty sweet combination! Our next meeting is scheduled for October in Denver, Colorado and we are already excited to see everyone again.

Pictured here (from left to right) are Kimberly Coy, Marketing Specialist, USDA/AMS; Jill Clark, first handler member; Nicholas Sargeantson, importer alternate; and George Hansen, producer member.  Sargeantson stood in for Board member Charles Kocot, who was unable to attend the meeting. 

With honey being the official energy sponsor of our teams, we ship cases of honey bears and honey sticks to the teams every month, to help get them through their work-outs and games. The players love having the all-natural energy booster, honey, on hand.

Whether you need a boost of energy for your workout or to beat an afternoon slump at the office, honey can be your go-to energy source. With approximately 17 grams of carbohydrates and just 64 calories per tablespoon, honey is an effective, all-natural energy booster that’s ideal for a quick pick-me-up, since carbohydrates are the primary fuel the body uses for energy.

This year, NHB and our six MiLB™ teams are joining forces to bring you amazing offers on game tickets and team merchandise! Just purchase any brand or size container of pure honey and bring your receipt to the participating team’s ticket office or team store to take advantage of these discount offers! This program is designed to increase the awareness and consumption of honey while offering fans discounts on game day tickets and official team souvenir merchandise.

To learn more about our MiLB sponsorship, visit www.honey.com/baseball and to see some of our delicious energy recipes, visit www.honey.com/recipes/c/energy-food.

Play Ball!

At 8pm that evening, exhibiting hours began! We were so excited for the Meet and Treat and we brought some very special honey jelly beans to treat attendees with. These were a huge hit and people would come by multiple times to enjoy more. We’d like to think it was because of our sweet nature and awesome honey messaging, but I guess whatever brings people by our booth works!

The next morning, we got up bright and early because we had to be at our booth at 8 am. We were so impressed by all the attendees that stopped by our booth throughout the day. Everyone had nothing but wonderful things to say about honey and we were able to share our messaging with them, as well. We had giveaways throughout the day, as well as a chance to win a few Le Cruiset Honey Pots. This got attendees really excited and we were able to pick a different winner each day.

Saturday was the final day of the conference and you could tell everyone was beginning to feel a bit tired. We had honey sticks at our booth and this was the perfect time for us to showcase honey as an all-natural energy booster. We were able to pass them out and promote just one more amazing use for honey. Attendees were also thankful to have the honey to help soothe their throat. After talking to other attendees for three days straight, honey was a perfect treat.

The conference ended on Saturday at 6pm and we packed up our booth and laid it out for the shipping company to come by and pick up our boxes. The next morning we boarded a flight back home and now we’ve had a few days to reflect back on our time at BlissDom. We had such an amazing time at the conference and met so many people who share our affinity for honey. We are so glad we had the opportunity to sponsor this conference and cannot wait to promote honey’s wonderful versatility next year.

To showcase honey as more than just a drizzle on toast or in tea, we gave out samples of our Sparkling Honey Fruit Spritzer, along with our Prosciutto Honey Wraps. The Sparkling Honey Fruit Spritzer demonstrates honey’s ability to bring together the sour flavors of the berries in a refreshing beverage, perfect for entertaining. The Prosciutto Honey Wraps show that honey helps retain moisture in each juicy bite of the peach. It also adds a unique and flavorful marinade for grilling.

We were happy to hear that many of the editors were already honey aficionadas. They discussed the ways they use their favorite varietals, from Lavender to Avocado. However, there were a few who told us they only used honey in their tea, so we armed them with our “Seven Wonders of Honey” culinary cheat sheet . We hope this boosted their honey recipe repertoire! If you want to elevate your culinary game, keep your eyes peeled for “The 7 Wonders of Honey” videos with Chef David Guas,  coming soon to Honey.com!

We chose the Chado Tea Room in Los Angeles and it proved to be a great venue for our event. The attendees enjoyed the afternoon with tea, as they each chatted with Mauricio about honey as an all-natural beautifier. Mauricio was wonderful and the attendees felt very comfortable talking with him because of his warm, outgoing personality. Attendees took pictures with him and Instagram’d/ Tweeted during the event as they learned more about the honey-based skin treatments. After the event wrapped, each attendee received a gift bag with a honey bear and the NHB foot care spa kit with mini travel-size containers to encourage them to try our portable honey treatments. This was such a great event and if you are interested in some of the blog post written as a result of our event, you can click here and here. 

Both the NHB and Mauricio understand that a proper beauty regimen is essential to achieving the look you want, and it all starts with a nourished base. A unique and all-natural ingredient, honey is a humectant with antimicrobial properties. By incorporating honey into your routine, you’ll rescue your skin in ways that you’re sure to both see and feel.

“Keeping skin hydrated is essential for refreshed, luminous skin,” explains Mauricio, “and with these all-natural portable honey treatments you don’t have to leave your beauty regimen at home; you can bring it with you everywhere!” From a Hydrating Eyelash Honey Balm & Makeup Remover to a Honey-Cinnamon Emollient Night Mask, Mauricio has taken honey to the next level. And since he’s no stranger to handling a tight schedule, his convenient beautifiers are the travel-friendly options that fans of natural skin products have been waiting for, and they’re the perfect companions for the daily trip to the office, weekend getaways and more. 

We’ve all had moments of lacking enough time to give skin the attention it deserves; however, the more wear we go through during the day, the more important it becomes to replenish our skin by moisturizing – and what better way to do so than with an all-natural humectant like honey. This is especially true for delicate areas such as the skin around the eyes, neck and décolleté, all of which Mauricio has catered too with his unique recipes.   

Click on the links below to try all of these hydrating portable beauty secrets for yourself!

• Vitalizing Scalp & Hair Rinse with Honey
• Honey-Cinnamon Emollient Night Mask
• Honey-Lime Facial Treatment
• Refining Honey Neck and Décolleté Cream
• Hydrating Eyelash Honey Balm & Makeup Remover
• Body Moisturizer with Honey

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2. Keith B. – S.C.
3. Jeffery L. - Ohio
4. Diane A. - Iowa
5. Bill C. - Va.

Congratulations to all the winners! Our winners have all been notified and the prizes are on their way to you.

The National Honey Board will be having another giveaway next month, so check back for your chance to win!