The Honey Factory

[shawluvsbirds]

As long as he didn't heat it over 160°F it is good for wounds and home remedies. It is even better for eating, as a sweetener and added to baking goods as both a sweetener and preservative.

I never knew what qualified as "raw" honey.

 

[R2elk]

I never knew what qualified as "raw" honey.

Technically "raw honey" is not supposed to be filtered or heated but it can be filtered as long as the mesh is not too fine. It is not supposed to be heated either. Honey that has been heated above 160°F is no longer honey because any higher temperatures change the composition of the sugars that make it honey.

 

[R2elk]

I never knew what qualified as "raw" honey.

This is another of those areas that each state makes its own rules as to what is honey.

I don't sell my honey so I don't have to abide by their rules.

 

[shawluvsbirds]

This is another of those areas that each state makes its own rules as to what is honey.

I don't sell my honey so I don't have to abide by their rules.

I don't buy honey at the store. If I buy it I buy it from local beekeepers.

 

[R2elk]

I don't buy honey at the store. If I buy it I buy it from local beekeepers.

I used to buy honey at the store to cook with.because I felt my honey was too good to waste on cooking. That was back when I was still allowed to eat honey.

 

[duluthralphie]

Wow!
Those bees really went to town.
Is this considered "raw honey"
As in...
Good for wounds and home remedies?

Uh huh. Whatever your pain in the rear is, this will fix it.

 

[duluthralphie]

It is screened raw unfiltered honey. We do let the frames warm to around 90 when we extract it.

 

[shawluvsbirds]

Uh huh. Whatever your pain in the rear is, this will fix it.

 

[shawluvsbirds]

Uh huh. Whatever your pain in the rear is, this will fix it.

 

[R2elk]

I couldn't find my food safe grease last year. I needed to lube the extractor before I was done this year. During an interlude from hunting for it, I looked up what it is going for now. I decided to increase my search efforts. I found it where it had fallen down behind some boxes.

I am really glad I bought a whole tube of it around 30 years ago after I saw the current prices. I should never run out as long as I make sure I know where I put it. This time I put it in the first place I started looking for it.

Got the extractor cleaned, lubed and put away. Hopefully it will be needed again next year.

Still have some honey left to bottle. It would be going faster but it is cold here today. Hope to be done packaging it tomorrow..