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>>> [log in to unmask] 03/22/02 04:13PM >>>said:
"raw honey unheated in any way"
this is totally unrealistic. will the honey not be uncapped with a hot
knife? will you throw it away if it sugars in large containers? what about
honey from melting wax, throw it away? I am all for raw honey, but some heat is necessary in most beekeeping operations. etc. etc.
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It is not at all unrealistic for me (as a hobbyist). No extra heat besides the ambient temperature is added to my honey. Yes, of course most of it crystalizes sooner or later. That's "proof" that it's raw. No, I do not use a hot uncapping knife. If my customers want to heat their honey to reliquify it, that's up to them, but I advise them against it because I understand that not only does honey degrade when heated (the higher the temperature and the longer it is kept at a higher temperature, the more quickly it degrades), but volatiles are also lost (called by some "bouquet"). I sell unheated, unfiltered honey. Now, whether it's better than somebody else's who heats theirs may be debatable, but I believe it is, and belief and perception is what I market to. I don't make any claims, but I cater to peoples' beliefs and sell my honey at a premium price and feel good about it.
Layne Westover, College Station, Texas
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