Did you know that honey is one of the most faked foods in the world, just behind milk and olive oil?
With so many adulterated and fake honey products on store shelves, how can you tell if the honey you’re buying is real?
In this video, I show a quick and easy way to identify fake honey at a glance— without even opening the jar!
✅ What You’ll Learn in This Video:
• How real raw honey behaves over time vs. adulterated or ultra-filtered honey
• How lack of crystallization can prove that honey is NOT real
• How Chinese honey exports are flooding the U.S. and European markets with mislabeled, low-quality honey containing dangerous or unhealthy additives including illegal animal antibiotics, heavy metals and corn syrup
• The difference between naturally foraged honey and honey from heavily sugar-fed bees
• Why ultra-filtering of honey that removes all pollen and beneficial nutrients strips away any beneficial and healthful properties from honey
🚨 Beware of Fake Honey!
Many large honey producers intentionally prevent honey from crystallizing using high heat, ultra-filtration, and even unnatural additives to create a false impression of“freshness” for years. But a typical real, honest, raw honey should crystallize after 3 months, or even earlier depending on the nectar source. If you see a jar of “raw honey” that’s been liquid for over 3 months — chances are …it’s NOT real raw honey!
🔍 How to Spot Fake Honey Instantly:
• Real raw honey crystallizes naturally—if it doesn’t, it has likely been ultra-filtered, heated, diluted or otherwise adulterated
• Pollen-free honey is NOT real honey (According to the FDA, honey with no pollen isn’t legally honey!)
• Some commercial honey contains hidden ingredients like corn syrup, rice syrup, or high fructose syrup
• Much of the cheap honey imported from China and Asia was found to be contaminated with illegal animal antibiotics and heavy metals
⚠️ Hidden Dangers of Chinese Honey Imports
Did you know that over 30% of honey in the U.S. market comes from China, often through indirect routes like Vietnam? Many batches of this imported honey fail safety tests and contain illegal substances, but still end up on store shelves.
🌿 The Truth About Sugar-Fed Bees vs. Naturally Foraged Honey
Most mass-produced honey comes from heavily sugar-fed bees, which produces bland, low-nutrient “funny honey” that lacks the natural flavors of naturally foraged honey.
100% Naturally foraged honey comes from bees that ONLY forage on wildflowers and are never sugar-fed or treated with chemicals
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