Hello Everyone,
 
I have just subscribed to this list.  I am very interested in
beekeeping and honey production. I am planning to become a part time
beekeeper.   Unfortunately I very new in this.
So I need all the help I can get.  Any help is greatly appreciated.
 
I use a lot of honey for therapy.  Unfortunately there is no
standards or regulations concerning honey in Malaysia.  Most local honey is
collected from wild bees hives in forest (Malaysia is a tropical
country with 70% still covered with tropical rain forest). The honey
is extracted and filtered with a piece of cloth. No other processing
is done.  We also have a lot imported honey sold in supermarket.
Most local people dont trust imported honey especially when the want
to use honey for therapy.
 
Most of the times you have to trust the seller when he says that the
honey is pure i.e. not adulterated.  Folklore here says that the
honey is pure if:
 
i) it does not freeze (i.e. solidify ) when put in a freezer.
ii) when mix with egg yolk, the egg yolks coagulates (i.e. it more or
less looks like a scrambled egg)
 
So how true is the above?  How do you test for adulteration in honey?
 
Thank you.
 
Abd Wahab Ishari bin Mohd Hashim
Fakulti Kejuruteraan Elektrik
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Locked Bag 791
80990 Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Tel:607-5505123,607-5576160 ext. 5123
Fax:607-5566272
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