Let's Take A Look At The Difference Between Raw Honey And Pure Honey

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This necessitates a wander through the minefield of terms around this – unfiltered, natural honey and some clarification on the difference between raw honey and regular honey.

Bees collect nectar from flowers and use enzymes to convert the complex sugars in this nectar into simple sugars – mainly glucose and fructose with a residue of sucrose. 

1.What Is Honey

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When sugar cane is cut, the stems seep and bees collect this sugar solution.

2. Honeydew

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Honeycomb

This is the simplest form of honey.

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Extracted Honey

This honey is spun out with a honey extractor. 

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This is a grey area. Technically a strain is a filter.

Unfiltered Honey

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To filter honey through a finer filter – typically 100 microns or so, it is strained.

Filtered Honey

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ADVICE

When you know other beekeepers buy from them. Buying at farmers’ markets where you can meet the beekeeper is another option. 

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