This is why I buy my honey straight from the beekeeper!

http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2011-09-07/honey-laundering

You should listen to the link above on honey-laundering.

10 years ago I went in search for bulk honey for a group order.  I found a business that carried my state brand and thought it would be a great source for local honey.  I had a whole group of my friends with me and we swarmed in to see what we could buy.  We found several items to take home to sample before
investing $1,000's for our group purchase and I'm so glad we did!  It was terrible!  The honey tasted like sulphured molasses.  I threw it out.  The label, that I neglected to read in the first place, showed that the honey was a conglomerate mixture of honey from a bunch of foreign countries - countries from which I would not buy honey because I don't know their food regulations.

After listening to NPR today, I'm glad that I chose way back then to be selective!  I now read all labels, and I found a wonderful beekeeper an hour away.

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