Littleover Clear Wildflower Pure Organic Honey 340g - £4.20 @ Sainsbury's

Produce of EC & Non EC countries.... Usually means mostly Chinese honey

sainsburys.co.uk/gol…40g

The picture on the jar shows it's EU only organic but I went to Sainsbury's last week to check and it said EU and non EU on it (edited)

BUY LOCAL HONEY

And if it’s come from outside the EU chances are that it’s been adulterated with sugar syrup, ie not honey.

Honey is a classic case of you get what you pay for I’m afraid.

Buy honey from local beekeepers. It's a bit more expensive but the quality and taste is amazing and you're supporting local businesses and wildlife (edited)

Best to buy locally (though not easy to find depending on where you live). Plus I remember reading, local honey is great for people that suffer from allergies

Do all the bees sign a legally binding contract whereby they restrict their collecting to organically grown sources? How do you control foraging bees?

The local honey myths. Good Sunday morning humour.

No disrespect but anyone who is buying this and thinking it's either real or actually of any quality is an idiot. Corporate sourced honey can indeed be cheaper as they'll be able to source it for a cheaper price, usually because they're dealing with large scale bee keeping or are permanent/long term buyers securing financials and in turn will get it cheaper and mark it up.

Individual bee keepers are obviously going to charge more for the sake that they're processing it and buying the materials themselves as well as upkeep and time spent on the hives.

That being said. Getting "honey" for less than a quid on any scale should tell you that the product you may be getting is either drastically inferior or isn't quite what they're claiming it to be. There is a reason countries are changing the labelling to make it more clear what you're actually getting.

That being said mass produced honey has been studied and in some cases imported honey has been found to contain added sugars, primarily from China. In fact there are Chinese companies that even advertise their sugar mixes with the claims that they'll pass test inspections.

Anyway, everyone is their own person and people can make their own choices. Either research where and what is in your honey or don't. Personally buying locally has never been an issue. Most bee keepers love what they do and are quite happy to show you the process if they have the time. I've seen it being harvested and processed and packaged. I'll trust indiviuals over any large scale corp any day.

littleoverapiaries.com/
I thought this honey was produced at a local apiary based in Derby,East Midlands.

This is standard price, it's £4.20 when not on offer. How is this a deal?

Fake honey

Honey is 99% sugar and water and very low levels of other stuff. It’s a bit like pink/Himalayan salt, yes it might have extra minerals and such in but you’d give yourself a heart attack trying to eat enough of it to get decent amounts. If you are eating honey even if directly out of the hive for the vitamin content or anything like that, you’ll be better off literally eating any other portion of fruit and vegetable to get far more significant quantities. There is no significant evidence suggesting local honey helps with allergies either sorry

Buy local honey if you can afford to, enjoy the taste and to help support local businesses.