Savannah Bee Company and The Honey Pot
Buzz is building around Savannah Bee Company in Gatlinburg, now open in The Village Shops. From rare Tupelo honey and hot honey sauce to indulgent honey-based body care and charming Smoky Mountain gifts, this sensory shopping experience is a sweet must-visit. If you love unique Gatlinburg shops, natural products, and locally inspired finds, this one belongs at the top of your list. And you’ll want to see The Honey Pot while you’re here too!
There is a tremendous buzz about a brand-new shop in The Village in Gatlinburg! If you haven’t been to Savannah Bee Company, make it a priority to fly in soon! You’ll find yourself excitedly humming about the store’s unique wares and leaving with a bundle!
What’s fueling the excitement oozing from every corner of this shop? Honey! That’s right, one of the chief elixirs of life. Not all honey is created equally, and nobody understands one of nature’s yummiest sweet treats better than Savannah Bee. From raw Tupelo honey to hot honey sauce to a special whipped honey with cinnamon and beyond, this unique shop will have your mouth watering.
Shopping at Savannah Bee Company is a truly sensory experience. You can taste artisanal honey for yourself, grab a few honey-related body care samples (they have fantastic hand creams, body butters and lip balms) and contemplate all that this natural product has to offer. There are even darling stuffed black bears dressed in bee costumes, an adorable nod to the Great Smoky Mountains! You must pop in soon!
If you are health-conscious, you may already know how wonderful honey is for you. The natural substance has antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial effects, according to “A Comprehensive Review of the Effect of Honey on Human Health,” edited by Kai Wang on the National Institutes of Health website. In short, honey is exceedingly good for us! We can apply it to wounds, eat it as dessert, and enjoy it as a wonderful natural sweetener for drinks and many sauces and recipes. It cannot be beaten!
A quick check of the National Honey Board site (honey.com) reveals the interesting process by which a tiny creature, the bee, produces this golden, liquid wealth for the human body! Bees simply gather nectar from flowers, which becomes simple sugars once stored inside the honeycomb. When many honeybees flap their tiny wings, an evaporation process ensues, aided by the physical structure of the honeycomb. Liquid honey is the result! Every hive produces a healthy surplus for the keeper to harvest. The type of flowers the bees gather nectar from determines the color and flavor of the resulting honey. Beekeepers have perfected the art of tweaking flavor over the centuries. The result is a beautiful variety of honeys for all of us to enjoy.
Whether you have lavished it over pancakes or waffles, sweetened your tea, or smoothed a honey-based product onto your skin, chances are you have enjoyed honey many times in your life. You must make a stop in at Savannah Bee Company in the Village Shops today to shore up your supply of honey and related products! You will be so glad you did.
While you’re in the Village, there’s another “honey” of a shop for you to duck into to get yourself and your home ready for spring. The Honey Pot, a very unique gift and home décor shop, is a sweet place to pick up everything from mouthwatering jams and jellies to darling stuffed animals to just the right unique mug to take home to a friend. There is, of course, also a yummy collection of honey flavors, including orange blossom and sourwood. The store is blooming with everything spring, from garden flags to brightly colored boutique clothing. Get excited about the change of seasons with something new to freshen your space, your wardrobe AND your palate!
As the season of sunshine edges in, let’s get more than excited about getting outside. Let’s bring the outside in, with natural, healthy products like honey, fresh from the honeycomb and beautiful décor that lifts our spirits after the wretched cold and overcast skies of winter. We made the best of that season but, if we’re honest, we are all ready to show it the door. Hit The Village Shops in Gatlinburg today and make the rounds. The good people at Savannah Bee Company and The Honey Pot will welcome you with friendly smiles and send you on your way with something to treasure.