National Honey Month Explained

Holiday Name:	National Honey Month
Type:	secular
Significance:	Celebrating nature’s original sweetener.
Begins:	1 September
Ends:	30 September
Date:	1 September
Frequency:	annual
Duration:	1 month
Scheduling:	same day each year

National Honey Month is a celebratory and promotional event held annually during the month of September in the United States.

Its purpose is to promote American beekeeping, the beekeeping industry, and honey as a natural and beneficial sweetener.

September is significant for honey producers as it is the month that marks the end of the honey collection season for many beekeepers in the United States.

The awareness month was initiated by The National Honey Board, a United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) founded and overseen organization.^[1] (a US government established, USDA-overseen, organization)^[2] in 1989.^[3]

External links

• About the National Honey Board
• Benefits of honey

Notes and References

1. Web site: National Honey Board. National Honey Board. 2012-08-31.
2. Web site: HONEY RESEARCH, PROMOTION, AND CONSUMER INFORMATION ACT (7 U.S.C. 4601-4613). Agricultural Marketing Service (USDA). 2012-08-31.
3. Web site: September is National Honey Month! . National Honey Board . 2012-08-31 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120818081211/http://www.honey.com/nhb/features/blog-comments/september-is-national-honey-month/ . August 18, 2012 . mdy-all.