| If you spend time with Henry, you
soon realize that consumption of honey is only part of a greater experience.
After all there is a lot to consider. Honey is judged by its type, taste,
color, aroma, and moisture content. An emerging group of honey consumers are
equally interested in where the hives are located, and when it was harvested.
Honey floras are unique and easily recognized with some practice. Henry
believes that providing detailed information about our crops and flora will add
greatly to the overall tasting experience.When you click on a particular honey
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descriptions of the source of the nectar, how and where it grows including map
locations and how to identify them as you travel our highways. Henry shares his
knowledge and expertise educating as many as possible to the wonderful and
necessary world of bees. |
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All of the honey
offerings at Sweet Thing Honey Plantation are 100% American, Unpasteurized,
Unfiltered, and Raw! We do not flavor honey. We do not import honey. We know
our beekeepers and how they keep their bees. We know where our honey is
harvested, and we know our honey. Check out the Frequently Asked Questions
section for more information about our honey and other natural bee products
including Propolis, Royal Jelly, and Bee Pollen all harvested in the U.S.A.
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| In
February 2012, at 92, Henry officially retired, passing the day to day
operations to members of his family including the store at Renninger's Market
in Mt. Dora, Florida.Henry has been manning the honey booth |
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every
weekend for more than 15 years. Henry loves being at the market where he has
quite a fan following. His honey booth is always filled with frineds and those
about to become friends. |
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Henry is
well recognized in the area as an American Veteran of WWII and a Silver Star
recipient but overwhelmingly he is recognized everywhere as the "Honey Man"
that is pictured on their jar of morning honey. One thing is certain,
everywhere he goes you can tell that Henry Parker has never met a stranger.
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| By Henry's contagious spirit, Sweet
Thing Honey Plantation has become a business of family and friends that have
become family. Daughters Jeanie and Mandy and Sons-in-law Sam and Michael
assist Henry as well as oversee sales and honey house bottling operations. They
continue to visit beekeepers in our network to procure the finest available
honey before it goes to the general market. |
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Jeanie is also a retired beekeeper
and commercial honey producer trucking her bees on a national scale. She has
also worked for the Florida Department of Agriculture as a Bee Inspector. Both
sisters learned the craft and disciplines of honey production from their dad.
You can meet them at Renninger's Market, on Asile "E" on any weekend. Please
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| While pretending to be
retired and gone fishing, Henry is still keeps a watchful eye on the
plantation. He is the advisor to honey house operations, an educator, and a
great problem solver. He enjoys spending time with his family, visiting with
his friends old and new, and keeping company with other other beekeepers.
By the way, Henry really is catching fish! |
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| At 93 years, he is
still a role model for anyone seeking nature's way. Henry practices what he
preaches and credits his own vitality and energy to natural foods and remedies
as well as his daily ritual of bee pollen, honey, royal jelly, and propolis. He
still maintains hives around the plantation to produce local pollen and
contribute to the local Lake County wild flower. |
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| Sweet Thing Honey Plantation has always been Henry's passion and
he greets each day with a boundless enthusiasm. It was Henry's "Mission" and so
now the Parker family commitment to bring the highest quality honey available
to your table and that means "quality according to Henry Parker".
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