点评:Every once in a while you experience something so memorable, it's like that "kodak" moment in life, that you will NEVER forget. Visiting Sean and Denise at Killer Bees Honey in North Carolina, is on the top of that list. Not only is the location absolutely remarkable by itself (where else can you sit on top of a mountain overlooking hundreds of miles of pristine untouched Appalachian mountains and Pisgah National Forest?), but you can actually watch bees fly in and out of their hives and have the company and knowledge of Sean and Denise. Sean is like an encyclopedia of knowledge about so many things - bees and honey in particular of course, and their hospitality was really something. His sensory perception when it comes to tasting honey is unsurpassed - I'd brought him a tiny jar of my own honey from my own bees (in another state) and he tasted it, waited a few seconds and said "Do you live near mangroves?" - we were just stunned. YES! I live on a canal in Florida very near mangroves!!!! The guy is just INCREDIBLE! We were speechless! He picked out other subtle flavors - but he must be one of the very few people in the entire world that has this kind of sensory sensitivity and of course education (he's highly trained as a honey Sommelier) . WOW. When people now ask me, where is my "happy place" (you know, the place you think of when times get tough - even as simple as sitting in the dentist's waiting room - when you want a soothing mental distraction), their apiary and that location on the top of the mountain will be my happy place. Truly one of the most memorable experiences - and let's not forget the actual HONEY! As pure as honey can be, untouched by chemicals and pesticides from bees foraging on the cleanest, most unpoluted blooms - breathing pure clean unpolluted mountain air, drinking clean, pure unpolluted spring water - their honey reflects the purity and sanctity of wild, unpolluted and frankly, just a totally clean environment (which is so hard to find these days). My friends just LOVED the Summer Sweet and we talked about it all the way home, how amazing it was. THANK YOU Sean and Denise for an experience of a lifetime, thank you for all you do to keep the bees and the honey as natural and pure as possible.
翻译:偶尔,你会经历一些极其难忘的事情,它们就像人生中的“柯达时刻”,让你终生难忘。而前往北卡罗来纳州拜访Killer Bees Honey养蜂场的肖恩和丹妮丝,绝对位列此类难忘经历的榜首。不仅那个地方本身就美得令人惊叹(还有什么地方能让你坐在山顶上,俯瞰绵延数百英里的原始阿巴拉契亚山脉与皮斯加国家森林呢?)。不过,你实际上可以亲眼观察蜜蜂飞进飞出蜂巢的过程,同时还能得到肖恩和丹妮丝的陪伴与指导。肖恩简直就是一本知识百科全书,尤其在蜜蜂和蜂蜜方面更是造诣深厚;他们的热情好客也真是令人难忘。在品尝蜂蜜方面,他的感官敏锐度无人能及——我带了一小罐自己养的蜜蜂酿出的蜂蜜给他品尝(我的蜂场在另一个州)。他等了几秒钟,然后问:“你住在红树林附近吗?”——我们惊呆了。没错!我就住在佛罗里达州的一条运河边,离红树林非常近!!!这个人简直太了不起了!我们说不出话来!他还分辨出了其他细微的风味——他肯定是全世界为数极少具备这种感官敏感度的人,当然也受过良好的专业训练(他是一名训练有素的蜂蜜品鉴师)。哇!现在每当有人问我,我的“心灵归宿”在哪儿时(就是那个能让我感到幸福的地方啦……每当我遇到困难时,这里就会浮现在我的脑海中——哪怕只是坐在牙医的候诊室里时也一样。这里能给我带来心灵的慰藉与放松。那里的养蜂场以及山顶上的那片地方,就是我的快乐天堂。这真是我一生中最难忘的经历之一——当然,还有那些蜂蜜本身!这些蜂蜜纯净至极,完全没有化学物质和农药的残留;那些蜜蜂是在最干净、最无污染的鲜花上采蜜的,而人们则呼吸着纯净无污染的山间空气。他们饮用的是干净、纯净且无污染的泉水——他们的蜂蜜也充分体现了这种野生、无污染且绝对洁净的环境所带来的纯净与天然(如今这样的环境可真是难得啊)。我的朋友们特别喜欢“夏日甜蜜”,我们在回家的路上一直在谈论它有多么出色。感谢肖恩和丹妮丝带给我们一生难得的体验,也感谢你们为保持蜜蜂和蜂蜜的天然与纯净所付出的一切努力。