Raw honey

[pargyle]

‘‘Tis the way if the world since social media was invented. A Quick Look in Twitter reassures me that this forum is fairly blameless in that respect.

Perhaps not blameless but certainly less guilty by comparison ...

 

[Hedgerow Honey]

That'll be me then !

However, over a lifetime in business (most of the time MY business) I have discovered that going to court, unless you have a totally cast iron case, is a bit of a lottery. The only people who have a guaranteed win are the lawyers (and I don't begrudge them a penny of their fees). It is an expensive business and an amicable settlement (usually unacceptable to either party) at the earliest opportunity is the best resolution. Sheer bloody-mindedness is never a good reason to invoke a legal process.

Having said that I have been at the receiving end of a totally bloody minded individual, who had no case, who spent virtually nothing persuing something that was complete nonsense, cost me £12k in legal fees and producing evidence, ultimately bringing the case to a Land Registry tribunal, only because there was no other way to permit the sale of a property by winning. Only to have him settle on the day before the hearing on a solution that I had offered 9 months earlier on the day he raised the neighbour boundary dispute. The only consolation ... in the meantime the house went up in value more than it cost me in the delay and legal costs and the people I sold the house to turned out to be his neighbours from hell ... I could not have wished for more.

Sounds like part or the process I went through to obtain a divorce.
The same compromise I offered three years previously was accepted after £7000 in legal fees paid by me.
The other party was funded by legal aid !!!.

 

[Erichalfbee]

No. Be reasonable. The whole kit and caboodle.
Proper Honey
Proper Bees
Proper Beekeeper
Biodynamic
Raw
Pure
Unfiltered
Organically produced
Unheated
Post brood
Virgin comb
Natural comb
Cold extracted
Wild harvested
Pristine single source
Wild floral landscape honey
Micro batched
Non homogenized
Sustainably produced
Bespoke
Artisan
Pot Set

I must have left heaps out.
My labels will need enlarging..

Those of us who keep “satsuma” bees are missing a trick here

 

[Eyeman]

Further elaboration on the term raw by a well known online whole food company.

 

[Murox]

We shouldn’t be surprised. We are all repeatedly told that authenticity and transparency from brands is mandatory. Yet we expect advertisements to be exaggerations, taking any claim with a big pinch of salt. It might be controversial to say it, but I think lying a little bit has become acceptable because everyone is in on the game anyway.

 

[ericbeaumont]

online whole food company

Ocado?

 

[Jules59]

"Post Brood Honey"

TA 26+

https://malfroysgold.com.au/product...0-rGQ5I5lFMtB1ageQY6jvQmjPjPFB6RoC00kQAvD_BwE

incredible prices too

 

[Jules59]

I only advertise my honey as "100% local honey" on a sign by my gate and on the community facebook pages when I can be bothered to login. I dont use any additional terms like "raw" or "pure" on my jar labels
It doesnt happen very often but this week (first time this year) a customer messaged me to ask if my honey was "raw" ?
I explained that raw honey is not well defined and that my honey was unblended, unadulterated, unpasteurised, filtered to remove bits of wax and bee, stored in food grade buckets and finally warmed as necessary to allow jarring up.
She felt that it fitted with her idea of what a raw honey should be, so she bought 5 jars. Job done.

I also showed her around my garden apairy and we watched some of the bees flying around as I chatted about beekeeping. I hope she'll be back for more.

 

[Penninetrader]

I only advertise my honey as "100% local honey" on a sign by my gate and on the community facebook pages when I can be bothered to login. I dont use any additional terms like "raw" or "pure" on my jar labels
It doesnt happen very often but this week (first time this year) a customer messaged me to ask if my honey was "raw" ?
I explained that raw honey is not well defined and that my honey was unblended, unadulterated, unpasteurised, filtered to remove bits of wax and bee, stored in food grade buckets and finally warmed as necessary to allow jarring up.
She felt that it fitted with her idea of what a raw honey should be, so she bought 5 jars. Job done.

I also showed her around my garden apairy and we watched some of the bees flying around as I chatted about beekeeping. I hope she'll be back for more.

I would guess that to be a certainty if your honey tastes OK