Raw Orange Blossom Honey – Stockin’s Brand

Description

What is Raw Honey?

Raw honey is pure honey that has not been processed so as to change any of the enzymes that are present when the honeybees actually stored that honey in their combs. The purest form of raw honey is honey comb right from the hive and the next best is extracted honey which is spun out from the comb. Our raw honey has not been heated or filtered. This means that it may contain some particles of pollen, wax or propolis.

What about Stockin’s Honey?

Bees working in Florida produce our ORANGE BLOSSOM honey. Our beekeeper friends supply us with their good honey, and we sometimes get Orange Blossom honey from our own bees, if they have traveled to Florida.

What about Crystallization?

When raw honey is first extracted off of the comb, it will be fluid. Soon after, it will crystallize. This is natural and does not harm the honey. Some people think that honey which has crystallized in the bottle has gone bad or turned to sugar, but this is not true, because almost all honey will crystallize naturally. Nectar from tree flowers often crystallizes less and slower than nectar from field flowers. Some honey such as tupelo, star thistle, sour wood, and gall berry might not even crystallize, while other honeys like goldenrod, buckwheat and aster will crystallize very quickly. Usually the first time honey crystallizes, it gets pretty hard, but if crushed or stirred after that, it will often stay somewhat creamy. Some honey will tend to crystallize in a coarse, rather than fine textured crystal, and when this honey is pumped into jars, it may separate into coarse crystals on the bottom and fine crystals or fluid honey on the top. This honey is still raw and still good, and may simply be blended by stirring it together.