Shocking Food Exposed! Honey |You will never look at honey same way

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[@BeekeeperBen]

I'm a beekeeper from Hampshire UK, you should support your local beekeeper. These fakes honeys need to be relabled becasue real honey is hard to produce and bees arnt cheap to look after with the cost of hives, materials, treatment, time effort ect same with your local farmer please support them

[@janyb1907]

I am lucky enough to have a bee keeper in my town.

[@jillb6543]

I never thought to look for a local beekeeper! So glad you mentioned this and I’ve just found one near to me in Northumberland. Thank you 🙏🐝🍯, this is where I will be getting my homey from now 😊

[@robtaylor6233]

I use a local beekeeper in Hampshire called strides I can absolutely vouch for their totally natural product 👍

[@BeekeeperBen]

@@jillb6543 you could maybe get it at a better price if you contact your local bbka group British bee keepers association

[@sylviadaniell2594]

I was given some honey from rural France....it was a different animal.

[@savinggrace70]

I am so sick to death of these people fiddling with our foods. I think citizens of the UK should put pressure on MP to change the labelling of all these food, they seem to be having a laugh at our expense. We are being mis-sold everything!

[@sunflowers33]

There aren't many "UK citizens" left that why nothing gets sorted and no one will protest against our issues

[@Lee_Proffit]

There is a petition for people to sign, demanding better labelling on food

[@GreatSageSunWukong]

I want country of origin labelling back I'm sick of them taking the piss it should never have been removed in the first place, so many things I won't buy because they won't tell me where its coming from.

[@Lee_Proffit]

@ It is good that people are finally waking up to this practice and demanding a change

[@Normanskie]

If it has an ingredients list then man has messed with it.

[@LocalguideLymm]

Get it locally from local bee keepers from a local farm

[@sunflowers33]

Is there a website that lists all the local areas of produce honey eggs so on 🤔

[@LocalguideLymm]

@sunflowers33 hi I found my local one by Google the area I live in

[@marklola12]

Most people can not afford to do that as its always more expensive

[@sunflowers33]

@marklola12 Eat less then, buy less and have more better quality items. I am a cancer patient at 34 so it must have come from somewhere cooperations likely

[@janyb1907]

Worth it though. ​@@marklola12

[@bythebeeskneeshoneybees]

As beekeepers in the West Midlands we are so pleased you have done this video. The only real way to know your get real honey is to buy direct from the bee keeper. Yes the honey is probably a bit more expensive than shop brought but it's the real thing. When I speak with people they are amazed at how much work go's into to keeping and how hard tge bees work. Please support your local beekeeper

[@HoneyLodge1]

Nice one Anna, as a beekeeper, it's so nice to hear someone like yourself highlighting the adulteration and mislabelling of products purporting to be 'honey' 👍

[@magimac9979]

Thanks @HoneyLodge. Where are you? Do you have a website? 🐝🍯🐝

[@HoneyLodge1]

@magimac9979 I'm in Lincolnshire but don't have a website. We do sell to local folks though

[@magimac9979]

@@HoneyLodge1 thank you. Well, best wishes with production & selling to locals. Keep the bees alive 🙏🏼🐝🍯🌻🌸🌼

[@lesleyswales2757]

I’ve been using the Deluxe Manuka for over a year now when I started reading the labels and realised they were blended and not from where we thought

[@tomsurrey2252]

It's a con!

[@monicatry1583]

Manuka honey has to be produced and packed in New Zealand. The one I buy has its own, same name company to handle its imports in the UK. Precious stuff.

[@pete-manley]

I’ve just found your channel. I’ve been using Lidl cheap honey for years and now I’ve put it in the bin and gone to a Farm Shop to get some real honey! Many many thanks.

[@Lyngypsy2112]

Thank you for this information... Nothing is safe anymore, it's frightening...!! Luckily just about 2 miles down road there is a house that have been selling their own honey from their own hives in the garden for well over 40 yrs...I will buy my honey from them in future + skip the supermarket altogether...From as far back as I can remember, (+ I'm nearly 63 now)I grew up with my mum telling me that honey is pure + good for you, etc. etc...not so now it seems...Thank you again Ana...I have subscribed...🙏🇬🇧

[@ruthohare9840]

If it's in a supermarket it's pretty safe to assume it's not really honey. You might as well just buy sugar syrup.

[@ibrstellar1080]

Whatever next as I thought Honey was honey but sadly not. Great info as always Anna.

[@ArdelR]

My wife’s cousin is a bee keeper in wales and well respected for her knowledge. Her advice to us was to not pay the exorbitant prices for manuka honey as it is no more nutritional beneficial than any other honey. Its benefits are its antibacterial properties, so unless you plan to rub it on infected wounds it’s a complete waste of money.

[@helenswan705]

agree.

[@GaryAdams-ut8xe]

Is it better to just get normal organic honey?

[@EpicvidsKetti08]

It also depends upon the Flavour too with any single blossom Honey. Jarrah (AUS) is a good alternative if you want a different flavour

[@ArdelR]

@@GaryAdams-ut8xe a single apiary honey is best, and local too if possible.

[@phillipthomson]

I did a bit of reasearch about anti bacterial properties of manuka honey I had an abcess and obviously couldn’t see anyone Got mine from Amazon and it did actually work for me

[@MonicaMovano]

Always buy from my local Bee Keeper. Luckily in the next village.

[@catevanscuisine]

I only buy genuine local honey. I won't buy it from a supermarket etc. Thanks for this important video. ❤

[@SingaJay]

Agree 100%, good honey crystallises and doesn't remain runny. The amount of adulterated food out there is shocking, and makes you question why they're so determined to feed us rubbish. If you know, you know! I found on Amazon Nordmel honey, 100% raw in 1kg glass bottles from only one source, Estonia. I order in bulk but also happy to support our local bee keepers. I'd recommend stocking up as the way things are going...

[@holymoley460]

Thanks for this Ana. I appreciate all your research. X

[@alisonsweeney7638]

The best honey i ever had was from an old guy living around the black forest area. The honey i buy now is from local chap, been buying from him for years. Yes, i pay more, but, it's worth it and helps the beekeeper i wouldn't touch supermarket honey.

[@leialee6820]

Thank you Ana. I was someone who hadn't realised about the Runny Honey coming from China. Someone else introduced me to this. I have just checked Sainsbury's & it states 100% honey but for the country of origin it only states packed in the United Kingdom. If I had known it was in all probability coming from China I never would have bought it.

[@AnasFoodLifestyle]

If this is the case , it is against the law. They must include which origins the honey come from

[@Nellyontheland]

As Ana just said, honey is very much regulated.

[@leialee6820]

@AnasFoodLifestyle I have now phoned Sainsbury's & have queried this with them about the lack of information & they are going to get back to me. I will let you know when I get an answer.

[@Nellyontheland]

@@leialee6820 Please do. Thid nonsense must end. Thank you.

[@Paul-y5e5j]

​@@AnasFoodLifestyleana I use masters &co Scottish heatherbell honey...

[@carollane8694]

Buy from a real local beekeeper like myself. My bees only ever have honey taken from the hives when there is an excess and I can guarantee it is 100% genuine.

[@alisonforrester4612]

I only buy it from the bee keeper on my allotment. He says a lot of the ‘honey’ in Supermarkets isn’t real, yes he’s talked about Chinese honey. It’s like Maple syrup isn’t it.

[@VivianWilliams-iv1ls]

Heis correct. I have had to give up my allotment and handed my Bees to one of the members to continue. My honey was just taken from the coomb by spinning or draining out. Strained into food buckets. Then 2nd seived/strained into food buckets with taps. Then, I poured into glass jars where the only thing in them was air which came out as I filled them. All cold actions and nothing whatsoever except effort added. The bees were free to fly where and when they wanted so I never knew where they went. Due to waiting for our en heart surgery, ordered to give up ( by daughters as well as DR's) I did not jar the last harvest but kept it in the n big containers. Now of course being kept in the cool it is chy rystalising and I just dig out to give to friends and family. Proper Stuff. Nationally as a business and like so many greedy businesses -took over by the big boys.

[@sylviadaniell2594]

Lucky you to get fresh and local.

[@GaryAdams-ut8xe]

Steens manuka honey is the best you can buy. A family owned business for over 40 years. They also dont use glyphosate.

[@terywetherlow7970]

Years ago i was told that a tsp. of high quality Honey when taken mixed into water, was far superior to any sports drink for hydration. I have been using Honey ever since.

[@Nook747]

I have just bought some local Lincolnshire honey from my local Fruit and veg shop...Its £5.00 a jar, granted. But im more than willing to pay the price for a local delicious honey any day! Thank you Ana, for bringing this to our attention ! wonderful...

[@tonette6592]

Flavors of honey varies between the flowers.

[@helenswan705]

yes, my local honeymaker recently tried Hawthorn Honey. it's very pale and in fact, rather dull, but I respect him for making the effort!

[@janyb1907]

​@@helenswan705hawthorn is good for you

[@littlegardener7052]

A genuine honey should be :- 1 - Cold pressed 2 - Unpasterised 3 - Course filtered 4 - Not heat treated 5 - give info as to it`s exact source The ones I buy costs £30.99 for a 1KG jar or £18.99 for a 500g jar. A substantial difference in price to the fake honeys on the supermarket shelves. As the saying goes: we get what we pay for. Although they do put a Best Before Date on honey it is common knowledge that genuine honey does NOT go out of date. It can of course crystalise over time but if `very gently warmed` it can be brought back to it`s runny state. Honey is one of the oldest foods and it is referred to in the Bible. Babies under 12 months should never be given honey, because it may contain bacteria (in the form of spores) that an infant’s developing digestive system can’t handle. These bacteria are harmless to older children and adults, but in your baby’s stomach they can germinate, multiply and produce a toxin that can lead to a serious illness called infant botulism. (to continue reading the article please GOOGLE the article title)

[@_J.F_]

Honey is usually extracted in a centrifugal honey extractor, so I wonder what you mean by cold pressed, which to my knowledge is a term used for e.g. olive oil extraction. And not that I disagree with your view on honey I will say that honey is actually very often 'heat treated' while still in the hive. Bees like to keep the hive at about 37 degrees Celsius for the brood to have optimal conditions, but honey is usually stored above the brood, and as we know heat travels upwards. In other words, honey can easily be exposed to temperatures well above 45 degrees or even 50 on a hot summers day in the sun, while still on the beehive and untouched by human hands. That said, and I am a beekeeper myself, I would never dream of applying heat to honey at any point during the extraction or jarring process, as we know that more or less all commercial operations do.

[@Coventry_Bees]

Heather honey had to be pressed as it doesn't extract well otherwise. If the op has been buying heather honey that could be where they got this info from

[@HappyBagger]

Problem is, when they say a blend of non-EU honeys, both the UK and China are non-EU!. So it could be either, or both!

[@Nellyontheland]

You beat me to it. it might be fully uk, but we wont know.

[@IIChristisKingII]

Good point but I would argue if it is from the UK, I am more than sure they would prefer to label it as produced in the UK.

[@Paul-y5e5j]

I buy masters & co...... Scottish heatherbell honey....tastes great in tea

[@mickey1299]

No it ent trust me , i know . I tried to post yesterday , and it disappeared almost instantly , even after it was confirmed in my comment list .

[@GoMommaGo]

Thankful to have a friend who raises bees who's happy to sell local honey to us.

[@polaris7314]

I am from Slovenia, which is known for its strong beekeeping tradition. You can buy here directly from many beekeepers. This is how we buy it in our family, and this honey has a fantastic aroma and taste. It has another feature of good quality honey to crystallize at room temperature and become so compact that it is hard to start it with a spoon. Different types of honey crystallize more quickly or slowly, but the quality of honey is certainly questionable if crystals do not begin to form even after a long time.

[@JoyfulHippy]

I only buy genuine honey from a local bee keeper. More expensive but at least it's pure.

[@theodavies8754]

One of the local labelled I have my doubts isn't just the cheap supermarket stuff with a local label at 3x the price.

[@griswald7156]

So your local farmers dont use pesticides then ?

[@brianhood4182]

Well this is the first time I have heard about this so I will be looking at the labels from now on thanks for the info.

[@iansorenson4630]

Great content, much needed exposure of this practice. Buy from local beekeeper, District Beekeeping Association will be able to help with members producing in your area.👍

[@richardwalker4518]

Thanks for the heads up on that. I'm glad you bought the Manuka honey from Lidl, it is about £5 per jar there, but I've seen it on sale at Morrisons for £15 Jar.

[@juliawigger9796]

I have/had epilepsy . So knew about this years ago as honey triggers epilepsy. So I always have to check ingredients , especially Chinese food or says natural flavours.

[@eden.t1578]

I didnt know honey triggers, my 12 yrs old has recently been having seizures and diagnosed .. She has honey with oats etc. Thanks for mentioning it .. What else trigger your seizures ?

[@juliawigger9796]

@eden.t1578 keto diet I belive was invented for epilepsy. I find anything containg sugar, glucose, chocolate, etc really set me off. I have temporal lobe epilepsy. I went on carnivore diet last year, and after 3 months my seizures have stopped completely. I don't take any medication now. It's been a long and hard road though, not easy at all.

[@janetcutts7921]

A lady near me sells her own honey she is part of a beekeepers association I buy Maluku honey from NZ raw honey I used it recently as a natural antibiotic to infection from an open wound & it works both topically & orally we have to be careful here otherwise it gets to the point of fear mongering just don't buy honey from supermarkets which are cheap

[@KimmyWood]

Yes. I cured mouth access with manuka honey

[@kristianham]

I have never heard of Maluku honey in NZ, I am a beekeeper in Auckland.

[@Cobraguy321]

Thank you for such an informative video. I will look at honey in a different way now. It is so important to check what we are putting into our bodies for good health.

[@robert4027]

i may pull the trigger and start my own Honey production farm... small scale... I haven't been able to get true organic honey 2years now

[@YllaStar95970]

Try a Polish supermarket, every product sold is from a different supply chain, to the UK.👍

[@kristianham]

Forget it there is no such thing as organic honey, it is not practical or possible, I am a beekeeper in New Zealand.

[@MarkPhillipson-b8k]

As a Bee keeper in England we cannot buy the jars for the price the supermarkets charge for honey. By local and if possible see the hives the honey is coming from.

[@jameshoward9700]

Great work exposing the honey scam! Unfortunately, a lot of small producers are buying in as well, so size is not a reliable indicator. One of the best UK producers is the Northumberland Honey Company who as well as their own branded honey supply London 5* hotels and even candles for St Paul's Cathedral! 100% made in Northumberland, by local bees and local people! You can do tastings and guided tours of their hives too which is amazing. Worth checking out their website and KZbin!

[@Kampala_Harris]

Just rang Lanchester Dairies who supply whole milk to costco.They confirmed over the phone that their milk is free from Bovaer.

[@AnasFoodLifestyle]

Thank you for that 😊

[@SusanGregson-kp2ky]

Thank you Ana I find all your videos very honest and informative. Very much appreciated. Xxx

[@kennethausten]

My wife is very aware as a retired chef, so we only buy local..a friend always bought the cheapest Gloup I called it, a large Jar of syrup for peanuts. He would not listen to me. I only became aware of this problem a few years ago. Thanks for your input.

[@eddiec438]

Thanks for the heads up. Will only buy real UK honey in future. Healthier and keeping UK producers in business. 😊

[@kristianham]

Never buy from commercial producers.

[@Nellyontheland]

Id be happy if the term "non EU countries" stated which ones because England is NOT in the EU anymore.

[@Passionbloom52]

I love honey & recently purchased some from Quince Honey Farm , Devon . Lovely quality

[@Peasant17cen]

Fantastic vid very informative . Thank you 🔥

[@daz.r1994]

I only buy honey from bee keepers all over the UK. Had some lovely honey from a bee keeper in Devon.

[@cleversweetz]

How can i buy

[@daz.r1994]

@@cleversweetz Hope this can help. Quince Honey Farm Devon.

[@cleversweetz]

@@daz.r1994 do they deliver, im in london

[@sandraharris6393]

Excellent presentation, thank you. Decent honey is expensive which is why the adulterated versions are targeted by shoppers on right budgets. If you can afford it, give your custom to local shops as are more likely to stock locally produced 'real' honey.

[@jayjaynella4539]

Retired industrial chemist here. 7 years ago I was informed that food standards in NZ state that foods made out of NZ but packed in NZ can be labelled as made in NZ. I assume the same applies in Australia. I used to consume Nerada tea because it was grown in Queensland. Now Nerada sell English breakfast tea, and my research has shown that all EBT is made in China. Twinings teas are all made in China. I am cutting back on tea consumption. I do not trust food labels now, I have seen lots of other misinformation concerning foods coming from the most chemically contaminated soil on earth. I will say all this dishonesty started after the US government fooled the public on who really took down the twin towers. Few people today realize who the guilty culprit is, and it was not 19 camel riders from the Sahara desert wielding box cutters. I do not trust food or medicine labels as being truthful anymore. People talk about how corrupt communist countries are, well our western countries now practice this same corruption that we fought to eliminate over 80 years ago. The only way to trust the origin of purchased honey is to buy straight from the source of the honey, not rely on a large company to tell you the truth.

[@jeannedenbigh8919]

Very interesting and informative Difficult to trust so much of our food products

[@tonette6592]

I heard there are many honeys labeled 'countries of origin' that are paid by China and other countries to state that when in actuality, there is little to no honey produced in those countries. As much as I have tried to get good honey in the States, I find that some of the bottles are absolute crap, as they crystalize almost immediately. Yes, honey will solidify or crystalize after some time being opened under certain circumstances, but I am talking about nearly immediate hardening, crystalizing after opening.

[@catevanscuisine]

The lack of transparency of labelling on many products is shocking, it's not just the Bovaer. It goes way further than that.

[@LesleyDonaldson-zt3jp]

Omg is it any wonder we have problems, they must leave our food lone. Buy local

[@carmanbazza]

I’ve just thrown out two bottles of the crap honey, China!! Now have local natural honey.. great video thanks.

[@Juliedawn1471]

I get my honey from a local bee keeper

[@Tom-gv2eo]

😮 sorry Anna - I bort my last 2 jars from HomBargains! (& Pe nut Butter). 60 yrs ago, I think there was only 'Gales' Hy sold in most shops. Thank yu for Yor investigation, & for talking without swearwords.

[@PaulHumphreys-q3e]

I used to work with someone who had worked at the local meat processing factory.(which burnt down a few years ago) anyway he told me part of their job was to repackage chicken from abroad and put labels on that said. Product of UK? ????.we don't know what we're buying these days.

[@normanwhite4792]

Very good info. Never even crossed my mind that it would be adulterated.

[@AnasFoodLifestyle]

We have to question everything in our food industry now 😕

[@AliceEade-st2yc]

Great video as always, often wondered about organic honey, great tip about the best before dates 😉👍

[@shaunigothictv1003]

Excellent information.

[@magimac9979]

Great vid Ana, tysm! Littleover Apiary honey is great, Sainsbury sell it. 🍯🐝

[@GaryAdams-ut8xe]

I like the set version

[@garyhopper882]

Bee keeper from Derby just get your self some bees great happy and the end product is wonderful and you help nature

[@anthonycurran362]

Very interesting information 👍

[@BOC-s3t]

I tend to buy specific locally sourced from Bee Keepers those actually producing it with their own label from their own hives, not blended!

[@shahidfarooq9803]

Great video 👍

[@shahidfarooq9803]

Thank you for your reply 👍

[@shahidfarooq9803]

I love having honey with my bread in the morning to😋👍

[@EdwardHornsby-p4r]

Once again Ana thanks for your spot on advice❤

[@hardy5288]

Thanks for the great advice.

[@rosemarycharles7164]

My daughter has an alotment her friend als she keeps bees so we get it organic. Also our niece in North Wales she also has bees we get organic welsh honey to. It tastes completely different

[@johndyda5673]

Hi, I am in North Wales (Anglesey). Where is this please?

[@rosemarycharles7164]

@johndyda5673 Rythin

[@windsurfer2956]

Brilliant information, thankyou.

[@johnnyc8775]

Thank you so much for that.

[@handyhandy8205]

Thanks, great video. I was warned over 10 years ago, that our honey in UK, comes from China which is pure sugar made into a form of honey. Which supplies the world. So buying honey with a label from anywhere in the world. It will originally originated from China. But won't be on the label

[@Jeannettebeswick]

Wow thank you for enlightening me.

[@paulone-off7286]

I've wondered about honey for a long time, especially when you get the jars which are labelled as runny honey. I had a jar of that rowse in the cupboard, just checked the label and yes while it state's over 80 year's in Oxfordshire, further down the label, a blend of honey from non eu countries. I need a local beekeeper and honey producer

[@helenswan705]

Black Bee, yes I have come across them. I think they are OK.

[@roseyk7677]

I pay £30 for my manuka from health shop, and also support my local farm in the cotswolds. People say it's a lot of money, but then I point out their daily £7 Costa coffee, two takeouts a week, plus macdonalds 5 days a week.... They soon shut up!!

[@janecartmale2884]

A local gentleman has bees on his allotment plot and he sells it, so I buy mine off him but its not as cheap as the sm but i prefer to support someone local and it tastes much nicer.

[@GaryAdams-ut8xe]

Better for your health also

[@muppetchloe]

Always try yo buy a local one or buy the whole honeycomb

[@victorpaylor9102]

most revealing and shocking ,thank you.

[@ghunt9146]

We buy our Manuka honey from the local health food store, 525+ grade. Yes, it's expensive, but works wonders clearing up an illness.

[@kristianham]

Don't waste your money, it is all marketing. I am a beekeeper in NZ.

[@marco-58]

Very informative thanks.

[@steveframe4802]

A local farmer said to me that anything touched by rain shouldn't be described as Organic. Reaon being...rain is filthy.

[@fredfred2363]

Maybe near big cities... but I collect the stuff for my aquaria. And I get it tested. It's actually much purer than tap water.

[@vinniejones8009]

We get ours from Just Bee honey and its pure and great.

[@NealePinkney-td2cn]

Thanks for the information 👍

[@fatbelly27]

I start every day with honey. I recognise two of your samples. Currently using Lidl Manuka

[@jazzjacks8831]

I hope that Manuka honey is genuine as I've literally just bought a jar other day, just under £5 for that tiny jar from Aldi. It does say New Zealand on it, which made me feel a bit safer. I do have some proper honey straight from the farm though, but I've nearly run out, so I wanted a little back up jar.

[@hirepgym6913]

Yep have to check its Certified Natural Farmed from Free Ranging Bee's or its Sugar fed at the Hive so its Cyrup

[@TonyJames-t6i]

I get mine from a local bee keeper my aunt put me on to her ive used it for years

[@MeMyself-jz9ms]

I agree that locally produced honey bought direct from beekeepers is the smartest way to buy it. However if you look at the labour that bees put into providing one teaspoonful of honey, the high orice seems nothing.

[@robertjustinoff845]

Anna, at your 52 seconds into the video, please could you explain to us what is " I do not honey ".

[@Pomarium]

I use Manuka Honey one of the best.

[@lordcharfield]

Buy from a local grower/beekeeper, end of! It’s always the best for many good reasons.

[@DonaldMac-d3e]

Rowse honey… “the certifying body that we choose to use is The Soil Association. This is why the statement regarding their approved apiaries is present on our label. This statement applies to Organic honey from any country, hence all organic honey must meet the same strict standards.”

[@dandrslater6255]

It should be mandoratry for manufacturers to state country of origin, on containers!

[@darrenbell2133]

Yes 👏 unfortunately rogues sell foods, fortunately we know you can't buy good honey for the prices stated. Just bought some Polish honey today from tried and tested source.

[@Nook747]

Just subscribed to your channel..Brilliant. I have been unwell with cold etc, for a week now. 2/3 times a day in hot water Honey and lemon (freshly squeezed) I bought a small pot of Manuka Honey online. such a different taste from the rubbish i have been buying ROWSE. The Manuka honey also has a lable on the front 30+ (Methylglyoxal.) Googled that , and i will be using Manuka from now on... I was buying very local Honey in the next village. Lovely. I have the Soft set one left.. Thank you so much.

[@willpepsin981]

yes, i made the mistake off buying rouse honey with the claims they made on the label. it was only after taking it home and studying the label properly in very small print did i notice the bit about from non eu countries. well if the main label states that it is from oxford and they have been producing it there for 80 years, then surely this is fraud. what IS wrong with our food regulators in this country.

[@mattsisley3700]

Hi Black bee honey is available from Holland and Barratt. As for Manuka it's for health not to use in cooking. Regards Matt

[@ianmccrae3391]

a fiend says that most morrocan honeys are totally organic local bees in the hills where the bees fly around the untouched plants,,no pestcides etc,,but they keep most of it for themselves!and alsouse it as a mecicine,,for thousands of years ,so its quite rare and expensive .if,,,you can buy any?

[@theodavies8754]

It says baked beans on the side of the bus but I don't take it for granted.

[@disillusioned1076]

Find a local bee keeper there are hundreds in the uk and buy direct. You wont believe the difference in taste. All that supposed honey sold by supermarkets is blended crap from foreign countries that mix it with sugar syrup and take all the goodness out of it

[@1STLUCKYB]

Manuka honey the only one I'll use

[@chrismawby1805]

I realised this some time ago, most shop purchased honey has been adulterated. Don’t touch it. Buy direct from a bee keeper, it will taste much better.

[@wilfredstewart3348]

Any honey with a New Zealand label is guaranteed to be unadulterated. Very strict laws here in N Z and stringent food processing systems. Farm to fork tracing

[@kristianham]

I wouldn't trust it 100%, it depends on how you define 'unadulterated' as commercial beekeepers feed their hives with sugar syrup and pollen patties over the winter months.

[@NicholaLewis]

If you want honey find your local bee keeper for pure natural honey with no additives