Do you use real honey?

ShakerD · 11-09-2011, 02:21 PM

Apparently most honey is not really honey.

http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2011/11/tests-show-most-store-honey-isnt-honey/

Tests Show Most Store Honey Isn't Honey
Ultra-filtering Removes Pollen, Hides Honey Origins
by Andrew Schneider | Nov 07, 2011

More than three-fourths of the honey sold in U.S. grocery stores isn't exactly what the bees produce, according to testing done exclusively for Food Safety News.

DNSDies · 11-09-2011, 04:25 PM

this is patently false in most cases.

There's a few tests you can do to see if your honey is "real".

The easiest one is to put it on a cotton swab and light it on fire.
Does it burn? It's real. It should smell like roasted marshmallows too.

Matrix4b · 11-09-2011, 05:24 PM

Also, if you buy store bought honey, Your doing it Wrong.

It is best to know the source of your honey, such as your local apiary or a company that is local that sells honey or even a honey distributor such as honeylocator.com. If you are buying something that is just labled Honey for mead then you are not caring about the quality of the product.

"A cheif is only as good as his ingredients will let him be."

Matrix

bknifefight · 11-09-2011, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by DNSDies

The easiest one is to put it on a cotton swab and light it on fire.
Does it burn? It's real. It should smell like roasted marshmallows too.

I've never heard that before, interesting.

kc_in_wv · 11-09-2011, 07:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DNSDies

this is patently false in most cases.

There's a few tests you can do to see if your honey is "real".

The easiest one is to put it on a cotton swab and light it on fire.
Does it burn? It's real. It should smell like roasted marshmallows too.

I haven't heard of that either and I have been a honey producer for almost 30 years.

The honey industry has been fighting to get better standards for honey labeling. Honey being produced in China is full of chemicals and polutents. To get it into the US they are shipping it to countries that are allowed to ship to the US. There it is relabeled and sent to the US. There have been several importers to go to prison because of it.

If you want good honey buy from a local producer and even then check them out. I have heard of Locals mixing their honey with HFCS-55 and selling it as honey.

**knotquiteawake** · 11-09-2011, 07:51 PM

Craigs List has been a great resource to find some local honey producers for me. Unfiltered "raw" honey!

AsianMead · 11-10-2011, 01:22 AM

If you want to make sure that your honey is real you need to collect it in the wood and squeeze by your own hand.

ShakerD · 11-10-2011, 02:08 AM

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Originally Posted by kc_in_wv

I haven't heard of that either and I have been a honey producer for almost 30 years.

The honey industry has been fighting to get better standards for honey labeling. Honey being produced in China is full of chemicals and polutents. To get it into the US they are shipping it to countries that are allowed to ship to the US. There it is relabeled and sent to the US. There have been several importers to go to prison because of it.

If you want good honey buy from a local producer and even then check them out. I have heard of Locals mixing their honey with HFCS-55 and selling it as honey.

Being the op I am glad there is some truth to the article. I personally wouldn't consume anything AT ALL made in China. Lax safety standards and just the sheer volume of pollution.

DAMN Now I have to try to light High Fructose Corn Syrup on fire to see if it's possible.

RDWHAHB · 11-10-2011, 02:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DNSDies

this is patently false in most cases.

There's a few tests you can do to see if your honey is "real".

The easiest one is to put it on a cotton swab and light it on fire.
Does it burn? It's real. It should smell like roasted marshmallows too.

Great, now china is going to start blending in jet fuel!

DNSDies · 11-10-2011, 05:44 AM

honey burns because it's so much sugar and so little water.
If they cut it with HFCS or antibiotic and other stuff, it won't burn because it'll be too wet.