Generally hay fever is caused by wind-pollinated plants and so it seems  
unlikely that the particular allergen will be present in the honey the 
sufferer  eats/ dunks his nose in.  The placebo effect is very powerful and may be  
part of the answer to why honey is often perceived as a cure for hay fever 
but  is probably not the whole answer.
 
Either more research is needed or else we don't need to know and can just  
comfort ourselves with the knowledge that 'the customer is always right'.
 
Chris

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