DIL was given a 4 gallon bucket by a promoter of his honey at the golf course restaurant she manages. Gooood stuff.

Looks like it's starting to crystalliz. Place the container in warm water or direct sunlight several hours and it will go back to clear and smooth.

IMO its best when it crystalizes. I started raising bees thinking it would be cheaper, I was wrong LOL

I am impressed by the number of trappers that are also beekeepers, and that number seems to be increasing every year.

That's all I buy now.

I want to start a couple hives, but kinda intimidating starting up.

Start by joining a beekeeping website. I have studied this, and never started beekeeping myself.

I started on my own just reading books and watching YouTube for our area and started last year , expensive to begin with but totally worthwhile

There is a lot more work involved than I realized. Losses are high, costing you time and money. Lots of pest can turn a healthy hive into a dead/gone hive in a matter of days. Our weird weather the last few years hasn't helped either. In the winter going from 20* to 70* creates a lot of moisture in the hive and forces them to burn through their winter stores 2 months early. Local beekeepers around me are reporting winter losses around 50%, last year it was pushing 75%. Best advice is to fine a mentor AND take a class. Those 2 things alone will straighten the learning curve.

For larger containers it takes longer than a simple soak. A heating cabinet or heat wrap/blanket works better. Just be sure the heat source can't go above 120°.

In a pinch a home heating pad works just fine, better if you can tuck bucket and pad into a cooler or otherwise insulate it to hold in the warmth.

Well made spun honey is an almost otherworldly experience. Melt in your mouth smoothness that not even chocolate can approach.

Looks like it might be Creamed Honey.My sister has bees and does that with some of their honey.Good stuff.

Ever try honey from a Saw palmetto grove, Its the best.

Time for some mead!

I like crystal honey..

I have just just ,dechrytalized a jar of last springs early honey , had it in my breakfast cereal, and coffee. Good stuff. All the bee vitamins, and a bit of pollen. Still in it. old 243

I stored honey in a dark cupboard , and it turned dark and sour.
Is that normal if not stored in day light?
Heard it was too much moisture in it.

This is my 50th consecutive season for keeping bees. Got my first hive in 1974, caught a swarm in a peach tree in Snow Shoe, Pa.

For me nothing like honey from citrus grove blossoms. Lots of adulterated honey out there now with cane syrup mixed in it.

I don't know what my neighbor's bees eat, but the honey is great. I just de-crystalized a quart day before yesterday. I usually buy 4-6 qts a year so my kids and I have a couple ahead. He only charges $12 a qt. too.