Trevor's Honey!

This week we have been harvesting more honey! For last weeks batch we finished off our 12oz jars labelled as Cordwood Apiary Honey, as we had decided to focus on the 1lb or 454g packaging from now, especially as we had the labelling and website designed for us by Simon of Cubic.  http://www.cubicstudio.co.uk/

We are still not sure if this has some Oil Seed Rape honey along side the early tree and wildflower forage, other beekeepers we have spoken to say theirs has already begun to granulate but ours is still runny, although it is cloudier than last years later crop - maybe this is an indication that it will be set honey. It is interesting to hear which honey people prefer- we have honey and lemon/lime everyday and it doesn't matter whether it is set or not, set is certainly easier to spread as the runny can get messy, but to drizzle on porridge and fruit and yoghurt the runny is best!
Honey is a saturated solution of mainly glucose and fructose, if there is a higher percentage of glucose then it tends to crystallise or set more quickly. When there is more fructose the honey will take much longer to granulate- it all depends on the nectar that the bees collect! To help liquidise set honey it can be warmed through by standing in hot water for a while and giving it a stir- also I have heard people say it is OK to remove the lid and put in the microwave for a few seconds before stirring to help it go runny.
Trevor's Honey website-www.trevorshoney.com