Local and raw means unprocessed, unpasteurized. Local is 150 mile radius (some say 50, but on the coast it is 150 because so many plants are the same pollen producers in a wider area than if you are farther north/south. Raw is unpasteurized (unheated past 120℉)… some consider raw to include chunks of wax, bee legs, bee wings and other bits that look untidy. That is certainly raw, but certainly unpalatable to many. So a gauze filter cloth is used to prevent that detritus from entering the bottle/jar.