LEGENDARY HONEY
FROM THE ANCIENT HEALING ISLAND OF IKARIA
"WHERE PEOPLE FORGET TO DIE"
BLUE ZONE HONEY
"Honey from Ikaria contains anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties and is eaten often" says Mr. Dan Beuttner, who names Ikaria one of the 5 "Blue Zones" in the world for longevity
Ikaria Honey is of particularly high quality and is revered by the famously long-lived Ikarians, who believe it has special healing properties and consume it daily.
This very rare honey, perhaps the best in the world, is 100% pure, natural, unheated and unpasteurized. Its special characteristics are a function of the unique environment in which the indigenous bees gather their pollen.
Ikaria is free from industrialization and due its mountainous and undulating rocky terrain, conventional farming is not practiced. The island is therefore free from chemical pollutants that contaminate both air, land and water, leaving the bees to gather their pollen in a pristine, if not perfect, environment. Through laborious effort, the hives are placed in hard to reach areas throughout the hills and mountains where the bees feed on pollen from the Ikarian pines and a broad range of wild flowers and native flora.

Following a fascinating NY Times article on Ikaria the island has received significant noteriety in recent years due to the superior health and longevity of its inhabitants. The Ikarians, on average, outlive just about everyone else in the world and with meaningfully lower incidence of age related disease.
Research organized by Blue Zone expert Dan Buettner, and funded by National Geographic and AARP, found that 1 in 3 Ikarians reach the age of 90 compared to 1 in 9 in the US, with half the rate of heart disease, one ninth the rate of diabetes and 20 percent fewer cases of cancer. Dan Buettner is athor of The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who've Lived the Longest, wherin he explores Ikaria and other places in the world, where longevity is the norm.
What was most astonishing to Mr. Buettner and his team was that "among the Islanders over 90 there was virtually no Alzhiemer's disease or other forms of demential. In the United States more than 40 percent of people over 90 suffer some form of this devastating ailment"
LEARN ABOUT OUR IKARIA HONEY ON CBS SUNDAY MORNING!
"I was thrilled, and grateful, when CBS's London office contacted me for help with filming a special segment on Ikaria honey. I ended up with the behind-the-scenes job of lugging their heavy camera equipment throughout the rugged Ikaria terrain!"
"It was a great experience and you can view the episode here and see Antonis, our Ikaria beekeeper, hard at work."
Klio Founder - Steve Raftopoulos
Ikaria Honey, the nectar of longevity
Ikaria Honey, the nectar of longevity
Behind the scenes - filming with CBS in Ikaria

CBS Producer Mikaela Bufano directs camera man.

Up close shooting of Antonis our beekeeper, inspecting frames

My good friend, Diane Kochilas, serving CBS's Jonathan Vigliotti a honey platter. You can see more of Diane on her PBS series My Greek Table.

CBS camera man in protective gear. The guy that bossed me around during the two day shoot!:)
IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR NON-US RESIDENTS
For Ikaria honey orders outside of the United States please contact us by email at:
emea@ikariahoney.com
We will ship to you directly from Ikaria