Thick Cream coloured low density Honey?

[Ringlander]

Hi, I took an early summer (July) crop from a few of my hives to supplement stocks before the main crop I've just taken. Two of the buckets from the early crop had set pretty solid so I popped them in the warming cabinet to get them pourable and it took several days until they softened enough. When I looked before starting the pour I realised that the top inch or so of honey was a very thick, cream colour with a lovely soft flavour. The stuff underneath was a much less inspiring muddy colour but that's not unusual for this area at that time of year. I'm guessing the creamy stuff is a specific low density honey, any ideas what it might be from?

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

That's just the foam from the top of the honey

 

[Erichalfbee]

Yes it’s foam. It’s my favourite bit.
I’ve seen it on sale at a premium labelled beekeeper’s honey or honey mousse.
If you whip your honey up in a mixer at high speed you can replicate it.

 

[Gilberdyke John]

Yes it’s foam. It’s my favourite bit.
I’ve seen it on sale at a premium labelled beekeeper’s honey or honey mousse.
If you whip your honey up in a mixer at high speed you can replicate it.

Honey mousse - I'll log that marketing gem Dani

 

[Erichalfbee]

Honey mousse - I'll log that marketing gem Dani

It doesn’t have a long shelf life, mind. I spotted a jar at the Royal Welsh one year and opened it maybe six weeks later and it had started to ferment. It was bloody nice though.