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In the case of honey, it's actually very simple: if it's viscous outside of summer, it's not honey. Natural honey crystalizes into (near-)solid form quite quick
by quantum_magpie 5y ago
In the case of honey, it's actually very simple: if it's viscous outside of summer, it's not honey. Natural honey crystalizes into (near-)solid form quite quickly.
- bagels 5y agoMaybe at a particular temperature is a better yardstick, summer and not summer are not the same everywhere.
- rorykirchner 5y agoI have pounds of honey from my parents hives that isn’t crystallized even after sitting in my cold basement when it’s sub zero out.
- quantum_magpie 5y agoHas it been treated in any way? I've been working with bees for over 20 years now, and I haven't seen honey keep the viscosity for more than a couple of weeks past harvesting, at room temperature. The duration varies based on the blossoms of course, with some such as rape going solid in 10 days while clover can last 4-6 weeks, but in the end, it always crystalizes.
- rorykirchner 5y agoHuh, not that I know of, I’ll ask. They’ve been keeping bees for several years and I’ve never seen the honey crystallized.
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- schroeding 5y agoThat's true, but how "quickly" depends on the kind of honey. Acacia honey and other honeys with high amounts of fructose and low amounts of glucose can take decades to crystallize, normal forest honey or dandelion honey can crystallize in under a day.
- rdtwo 5y agoIdk real honey from my beehive still hasn’t crystallized since august . Really depends on what the bees are eating