Peter Edwards “Probably safest to eat English honey - the inspection system allows samples 
to be taken from beekeepers at any time; I do not know anyone who uses 
antibiotics.  Why would they?”
Perhaps because it is authorised in the UK (Fumagillin).
I think that it is certainly safest to eat honey from a producer one knows. 
Here in France Fumagillin is banned but a recent survey of 76 honeys, sold in retail outlets across the country, found only one that was pesticide free and that was imported from Mexico. The average was 5 pesticides per sample.
Regards,
Bil

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