Pat Bono

Rochester, NY

www.seawaytrailhoney.com

Products:

pure, natural, unpasteurized strained honey — liquid, creamed, and honeycomb.  Beeswax candles and ornaments.

Growing methods:

From bees raised in Williamson, NY; no chemicals used.

“My honey bees are managed with a “live and let die” practice — if the bees survive in the micro-climate at the farm without chemical intervention, I will use them to create more beehives.  I maintain several acres of ponds and land as part of the Wetland Restoration Program (WRP), which provides natural floral pasture for my bees.  I have been involved with beekeeping since the mid 1970s; honey bees have always been part of my life, as my grandfather was also a beekeeper.  I take a very active role in promoting beekeeping, from the Rochester Beekeepers club to the Empire State Honey producers Assn.  Honey is such a special food- thousands of bees toil to collect minute amounts of nectar from flowers and condense it into honey; a process which can never be mechanized!”

Certified Kosher by Rabbi Hochheimer of Congregation Beth Hakneses Hachodosh, Brighton.