Chunk honey is a unique and eye-catching way to present honey. It’s a piece of capped cells of comb in a jar full of extracted liquid honey. Here we’ll answer some common questions people have about chunk honey, including how to make it. What Is …
If you regularly enjoy using honey to sweeten your drinks and meals, you’ve probably heard of creamed honey. Have you wondered how different it is from regular honey? Creamed and Regular honey come from the same main ingredient – raw honey. However, creamed honey undergoes …
Honey is a natural sweetener that has been enjoyed for many years. Bees produce it from the nectar in flowers and it’s famous for its unique properties – such as never spoiling! But, if that’s true, why does it have an expiration date when we …
While inspecting your honey frames, you’ve probably noticed capped and uncapped honey. Usually, before extracting honey, you would wait until the honey is capped. But what happens if you feel impatient and can’t wait for all the honey to be capped? Can you eat and …
There are many types of honey on the market, each with a distinctive flavor and characteristics. Two popular varieties are clover honey and manuka honey. But what’s unique about them, and how do they differ? Although both types of honey are monofloral, they come from …
Orange Blossom honey is made from the nectar found in the flowers of orange trees. It has a beautiful, light color and a delicate citrus flavor. This honey is produced in many citrus-growing regions worldwide, including California, Florida, Brazil, and Spain. Orange blossom honey is …
There are several types of honey – each with its unique taste and aroma. A couple of honey types I’ve heard many times are clover and wildflower honey. They are both very popular and easily accessible in most countries. So, what are they, and how …
Honey found on supermarket shelves is pasteurized because pasteurization makes the honey last longer. Pasteurization involves using heat to slow down the natural process of granulation, keeping the honey in liquid form for longer. It also destroys yeast spores that may cause the honey to …
It’s always exciting when you know the hive is ready for you to extract those first frames of honey. Before you take them from the hive, though, you need to know which method you will use to extract the honey. The cheapest way to extract …
Honey is a sought-after product characterized for its sweet smell. However, sometimes this delicious treat can have odors that can be off-putting. There are 3 main reasons your honey smells bad. The nectar comes from flowers that smell funny, your honey is contaminated or your …
