#12 - Funny Honey - Adulteration of a Gift
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Have you ever thought about the purity of the natural sweetener you pour over your oatmeal or add to your cup of tea? That delicious gift from the bees might not bee exactly what you thought! Here at the Drinking Horn meadery, we know our beekeeper very well and each bottle of mead contains 100% pure raw honey. Evan and Nick talk in this episode about the ins and outs of a fake honey scheme that is costing real honey producers millions.
Videos:
The Science of Honey Adulteration - A wonderful animated explanation (3.5 minutes)
Honey Adulteration - American Honey Producers Association - Chris Hiatt - Vice president explains the issue and a bit of what the AHPA has been doing to help (9 minutes)
Articles:
Larry Olmsted Book Excerpt
2019 World Honey Awards adulteration
American Honey Producers Association Website
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