How to Taste (and Fall in Love With) Raw Honey

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How to Taste (and Fall in Love With) Raw Honey

Good raw honey is practically a different product from the "Grade A Amber" plastic bears that line supermarket shelves. The latter is accumulated from thousands of colonies, then boiled down until all its dynamic flavors are distilled to one word: sweet. But the raw stuff, harvested at peak season and bottled without a lick of heat? That honey is liquid gold.

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Honey Shows: Guidelines for Exhibitors, Superintendents and Judges

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Honey Shows: Guidelines for Exhibitors, Superintendents and Judges

Guidelines and General Considerations, Liquid Honey, Crystalized Honey, Comb Honey, Cut Comb Honey, Chunk Honey, Bulk Frames of Honey, Beeswax, Observation HIves, Novelties, Beekeepers' Gadgets, Mead (Honey Wine), Baked Goods and Candy, Government and Grading Honey and Beeswax, Addenda and Anecdotes, Index.

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Labeling Requirements (State by State)

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Labeling Requirements (State by State)

When The Bee Corp first bottled their honey it was very confusing to navigate federal and state standards to ensure they were labeling their honey right. To make this easier for beekeepers, they compiled all the state laws on honey labeling into one place, and created the interactive map below to link to the government documents.

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