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Harvest notes, batch publications, and how to read what is on a label.
Reading a honey label without being fooled
What raw, organic, natural, pure and unfiltered do and do not mean, why the water, thumb and matchstick tests measure nothing but viscosity, and the six questions that actually separate sellers.
Read the pieceWhy we publish batches that read badly
A transparency programme that only publishes flattering results is worth nothing, because the first omission anyone notices makes every earlier...
Read the pieceDoani and Osaimi: two Sidrs, one tree
Doani and Osaimi come from the same species of tree. What separates them is where the trees grow and what...
Read the pieceCrystallisation is not a fault
Raw honey granulates. It is the expected behaviour of a supersaturated sugar solution that has not been heated or finely...
Read the pieceWhat a lot number actually tells you
Every jar carries a lot number that resolves to a public batch record. Here is what each field in that...
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