Nine in ten honey samples from UK retailers fail authenticity test
Call for industry reform as latest results support belief that products are being bulked out with cheaper sugar syrup
A step in the right direction
With reliable testing, new labelling laws can follow
There will always be demand for cheap 99p honey like product, but if it's labelled as what it is "Honey flavoured syrup" at least the consumer can make a purchasing choice based on fact
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Just testing the water over here for now, the other place that shall not be named is a bit of a dumpster fire these days 🙄
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Beekeeper. Also does code.
The Urban Apiary is local to Epsom and Ewell, UK. We produce lovely natural, raw Honey.
Our bees create Welsh Wildflower and Welsh Heather Honey from our apiaries dotted around Snowdonia, North Wales
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Gwenyngruffydd.co.uk
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Danish beefarmer and queen breeder (Danish Buckfast).
Interested in beekeeping, nature and foreign/security politics
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Scientist and bee keeper in West of Scotland
I used to be a scientist and a beekeeper, but now I'm just a beekeeper who writes (and talks) ... about bees and science. I promote local bees and honey, and responsible, sustainable beekeeping.
https://theapiarist.org
This is the page for the British Beekeepers' Association, a national charity supporting bees and beekeepers.
https://www.bbka.org.uk/
Author, editor, loves bees and beagles, rat race escapee, http://Kooth.com co-founder, blogger, portfolio manager, @sussexuni graduate, hedgehog not fox
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