My Honey Crystallized--Now What?

"My honey crystallized! Is it ruined?"
We get this question a lot. Crystallization is very natural for honey and it doesn't mean it is spoiled or inedible. If you would rather return your honey to a liquid state, it's quite easy to do. This video explains why honey crystallizes and shows step-by-step what you can do about it without sacrificing its beneficial natural properties.
(*Apologies in advance for the text typo a minute or so in. Just noticed that AFTER we'd already uploaded...).

[@houstonsheltonbees814]

Thanks for taking the time to film this. I already knew this but alot of non beekeepers don't. Good job 👍👍. Hello from the Kentucky mountains U.S.A.

[@oldswampapiary2545]

Many thanks--we get the question often enough that we finally just decided to put together a simple little video about the topic. Hope your bees are weathering the winter well--what sorts of forage do you have up in the KY mountains?

[@skavenqblight]

Kudos !! Tried it and it worked like a charm! I used a sous vide to ensure that it was a stable 105 degrees. Best part: didn’t take 48 hours, only about 6. Big thanks!!!

[@oldswampapiary2545]

Fantastic! Glad to hear it.

[@carismaticul]

How do you know if it was using over the limit of heat?

[@wearyandheavyladen23]

i just bought a jar like yours with the cork. it’s solid!! never seen it like that. very cool.

[@oldswampapiary2545]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@crystalheart9]

The honey I purchased crystallized and I would use it that way instead of trying to melt it since it's in a plastic bottle but I am unable to get it out of the bottle due to the small opening of the bottle.

[@fritzreimer7933]

If it's plastic, cut the plastic.

[@crystalheart9]

@@fritzreimer7933 I will do that, thanks!💖

[@gileshoney5796]

Crystallized honey is a sign of good quality honey :)

[@oldswampapiary2545]

Indeed!

[@badassbees3680]

Very Thorough...Good Job Man!

[@oldswampapiary2545]

Many thanks! Thanks for watching. :)

[@badassbees3680]

@D.M. Vamsi I just made creamed honey!

[@iamsamora]

This was so helpful I almost threw away a good bottle full of honey. Can I also do this under the sun? I'll do a video of this procedure and upload it on my channel too.

[@eleven4161]

👍 How if we put Honey it in direct sunlight for 4 to 6 hours with outer temperature around 40 degree centigrade ?

[@oldswampapiary2545]

We've never tried that method, as it doesn't get quite that hot where we are. But it's certainly worth giving a try!

[@jerrichurch]

Can I use the crystallized honey to make fermented honey and garlic?

[@oldswampapiary2545]

I'm not sure about that recipe precisely, but we do use crystalized honey for just about anything we'd use the liquid stuff for. Thanks for asking!

[@nanaefuad9527]

Does it go back to being crystallized after some time??

[@oldswampapiary2545]

If it sits around for a long time, yes, it can crystalize again. I'm afraid we eat our honey up so quickly that we rarely have this problem! Thanks so much for asking and happy snacking!

[@DonTeridon]

Hi , should it crystallise from the bottom up or from the top to the bottom ? Since the air is coming from the top ... ?

[@Kitty-go5el]

Once it returns to room temp, does the crystals come back?

[@maryhall9251]

I would think you could

[@patriceconley7291]

When your weather gets cold again, yes, it will crystallize again.

[@BlackHalo87]

Thanks for the video, I was getting frustrated because my honey wouldn't change back to normal after about 2 hours in warm water. It's good to be shown that it takes a lot longer. I think I won't bother anymore and enjoy it crystalised xD

[@oldswampapiary2545]

Glad it helped!

[@donnamoss9650]

Damn over the last week I've spent 15-20 hours babysitting hot water baths of a jar of crystallized honey.. 9 hrs yesterday of 1/2 pencil stream of hot water to keep temp about 108*.... Started this AM with pot on stove figured it would be another babysit the temp... Then this wonderful video pops up in my feed.. news & other stuff I did NOT watch it for a couple of hours. WHAM -- perfect sense. Took the warm water off the stove & put it and honey in my crock pot... Temp was 109 and it took 20 min to get to 120 but its sitting right there without me babysitting it.... THANK YOU! I also (SW NM) tried the sun method for a couple of days but unless you are willing to set it outside with a clear (large glass jar) over it to keep any wind off it really did not work for me.

[@oldswampapiary2545]

You're quite welcome--happy to help!

[@Rain_love292]

He said you shouldn’t heat it above 110

[@donnamoss9650]

@@Rain_love292 BUT when 110* is NOT warm enough then you must go higher. One other question was if the length of time it had been crystalized made the difference. The density of the crystallization increases over time. If you catch it with very few crystals then it may work below 110*. Mine was almost 1/2 of the 32oz bottle. Honey is still good one year later.

[@xro5841]

Eat it! Crystalized Honey is the most Awesome Honey of all. I make my own all the time and use it every day as Coffee Creamer. Yummy & good for the Tummy.

[@skavenqblight]

Super helpful. I’m going to use a Sous Vide for the temperature.

[@maryhall9251]

Can you not just put the honey in the same degree oven without the water so you dont have to change water so often because you still desolving at samt temp?

[@stuartashworth1866]

Most ovens don't get lower than 150F. That's too hot.

[@kevinlambert3896]

My honey does this and I legit watch them harvest it

[@M.MDesignz]

Thank you for the information I appreciate it but you spelled properties wrong. It was spelled propperties.. might want to fix that

[@oldswampapiary2545]

Thanks for the heads up--must stop letting the bees edit the videos (with their tiny little legs... :) ).

[@patriceconley7291]

Just sit it in the sun. The sun heat will not reach 140-150 degrees

[@eugeniustheodidactus8890]

You'll kill the enzymes above @ 100 degrees F and be eating "processed" honey at that point. It only depends on if you value your health.

[@TonyaFriend1]

Cool

[@patriceconley7291]

If it’s cold out, yes it will

[@briarpalek9254]

If you store your honey in the deep freezer, it doesn't crystalize.

[@rainemunz7399]

ty for this. 😊

[@oldswampapiary2545]

No problem 😊

[@lampar20]

After this I found out I just won't bother about it...

[@wnose]

nursed a pot at 105F for over 10 hours a day but noticed no change. Going to increase it to 130F and see what happens.

[@M.MDesignz]

If you and keep the honey over 110°, some would 105 then you start damaging the properties associated with the honey

[@PeterLawton]

A year later, how'd it go? What temperature is used to pasteurize honey?

[@minns5515]

Too complicated... Just sit the honey in warm water check it often you'll be fine 😊😊

[@Darth_Raider_]

96 hours!

[@aylaguliyeva4945]

Its not 106 degrees , its 105 Fahrenheit which is approx 40 deg

[@ginniecollins4651]

I thought this was going to be some interesting new thing. Heating up honey to melt sugar crystals is just common sense. How sad is our world where people need a video to teach them something they could have figured out by just thinking logically. A skill lost. The world is doomed!

[@olddave4833]

and in other news, they are yellow lines in the road to tell people which side to drive on and red lights for people who don't have brains enough to stop for on coming traffic

[@stringfellowhawke2217]

Well, to be fair, asking how is a start to becoming logical. I always applaud those who ask. They are at least trying to use their brains. Those who either don't think or are afraid to because others may label them as stupid... well... let's use that logic here. Are they going to become smarter? Probably not. So, if you're here out of curiosity, then congratulations. You have just become smarter. Now imagine all of the other things you have been wanting to know. The internet is just as much an educational tool as it is an entertainment outlet. Those of us who remember the world without it remember how hard it was to learn about things back in the day. Honey, well, I always assumed melting it was the right way. I never tried it until this morning. Now, I feel like a genius with really good tasting tea.

[@BobSTK]

"Heating up honey to melt sugar crystals is just common sense" ? LOL You are a fool ! And I am certain you hear that all the time. After all it's just common sense !

[@911-t8w]

The world is doomed!

[@ginniecollins4651]

@@stringfellowhawke2217 being logical means you don't have to be taught every tiny thing. If you need to be taught basic logic, if so many people need to be taught basic logic...well we are doomed. I believe that is prevalent in the world's society today. Alarmingly so. If people can't think for themselves and figure out how to melt sugar then we should be hyper focused on teaching kids logic skills and problem solving even if just on a basic level.

[@odainable]

This man have time to waste!

[@williamstandord1452]

😢😢😢THAT S 98% SUGAR. AND 2 % HONEY.. DONT BE FOOL

[@charitylowsart8604]

I thought that till it happened with me from my sister's bee farm.

[@oldswampapiary2545]

It might look that way, but it's nothing but honey! Pretty wild how it can completely crystallize that way, isn't it? 🐝🐝

[@terrrrrrrrrrrrrrry]

All honey is predominantly sugar, around 80-85% of any honey in fact.

[@williamstandord1452]

😂😂😂THAT S NOT PURE HONEY..DONT BE FOOL

[@charitylowsart8604]

It looks like he is a beekeeper

[@Jus4kiks]

Telling a beekeeper about his honey, that is funny.