Cold filtered honey

[BudNini]

Local bee keeper is advertising 5 gallon pails of cold filtered honey for 150$
my question is (What is cold filtered honey) ?

 

[VikeMan]

They probably mean it was cold extracted, and then filtered. My guess would be that it's also not pasteurized.

 

[BudNini]

They probably mean it was cold extracted, and then filtered. My guess would be that it's also not pasteurized.

Thanks for the reply, will this type of honey be good for mead making?

 

[VikeMan]

Thanks for the reply, will this type of honey be good for mead making?

I'm not really much of a mead maker, but in general, unheated honey has more flavor.

 

[videojunkie1208]

If you're getting it from a bee keeper, it will be superior to store bought.

 

[BudNini]

If you're getting it from a bee keeper, it will be superior to store bought.

i wasn’t sure about filtered honey, I have bought different local honey in the past and they didn’t say their honey was filtered.Probably overthinking things again,lol

 

[videojunkie1208]

Usually they're filtering out the bug parts and such.

 

[studmonk3y]

Hobby beekeeper here... Filtering just means it's passed through a mesh filter to extract just the liquid honey leaving any bits of wax or bee parts behind. It will still be full of local pollen. Any liquid honey you see in a jar had been filtered this way. Sometimes people heat the honey for extracting to make it less viscous and easier to process. Under 100F usually not considered a big deal. Over that and you're driving off aromatics that make that variety of honey unique. So raw, unpasteurized honey is the most healthy and delicious and makes the best mead. Older mead making recipes called for boiling the honey with water. Modern techniques simply mix the honey with cold water until dissolved. Sounds like what your local beekeeper is selling is the good stuff.

 

[videojunkie1208]

Local bee keeper is advertising 5 gallon pails of cold filtered honey for 150$
my question is (What is cold filtered honey) ?

Also where are you located, and how many 5 gallon pails does he have? That's an incredible deal.

Is he willing to ship?

 

[BudNini]

Also where are you located, and how many 5 gallon pails does he have? That's an incredible deal.

Is he willing to ship?

Located in upstate Ny, I will check on your questions and get back to you.
I have 3 or 4 locals that sell 60lb pails for $160
guess I live in a good area.This is the first at $150 though.