Daniel Bailey is Chair of Salisbury District and Beekeepers Association. Honey and other bee-related products have a long history of medicinal uses. In this talk we delve into the uses of honey in health treatments and also examine the often-quoted statement is that “taking local honey will stop hayfever”. We take a light-hearted foray to examining this statement in more detail. We delve into the lifestyle of bees, the role of pollen and the process of honey production. We examine the scientific understanding of allergies and their treatments and relate it to the theory of taking local honey as a cure for hayfever.