At first I was like, “Ooh cool, honey colored like M&Ms!” But then after reading about how that’s not good for bees and the honey they make is unsellable, I was like, “Ugh, stupid M&Ms honey.” Apiaries in northeastern France are battling a disturbing trend of blue and green honey and blame the phenomenon on nearby biogas plant that’s processing waste from containers of the colorful candy. [More]
Blue & Green Honey Might Look Pretty But Beekeepers Are Miffed At M&M-Related Coloring
By October 5, 2012
That Honey You Thought Maybe Wasn't Honey Is Actually Probably Honey
By November 28, 2011
Just in case you’ve been staring numbly and accusingly at the plastic bear in your pantry, after a recent report that most honey isn’t really honey, and is instead “ultrapurified,” rest easy! Another report says it probably is the real deal. [More]
That Honey In Your Cabinet Probably Isn't Honey
By November 9, 2011
Most of the honey on store shelves isn’t the genuine article. This according to testing findings, which found that most products labeled as honey are actually flower nectar with pollen filtered out. This filtering process disqualifies the product form passing most worldwide quality standards. [More]
Keeping Brooklyn's Bees Out Of The Red Dye No. 40
By December 1, 2010
Remember those bees in Brooklyn that were pumping out a bright red honey thanks to the presence of a nearby maraschino cherry factory (and its vast amounts of super-sweet HFCS colored with Red Dye No. 40)? Well that factory is now working with bee experts to figure out a way to keep the buzzers out of the syrup without calling the exterminator. [More]
Brooklyn Bees Now Producing Honey With Red Dye No. 40
By November 30, 2010
Honey bees are the epitome of DIY all-natual wholesome food goodness. But don’t try to tell that to beekeepers in the Red Hook section of Brooklyn whose bees have been putting out a glowing red secretion, complete with Red Dye No. 40. [More]
Popeyes Gave Me 'Honey Sauce' Instead Of Honey
By January 25, 2010
Ghost of This justifies the practices of fast food condiment packet collectors everywhere by dipping into his Popeyes archives and catching the best restaurant in the world red-handed, having replaced real honey with something called “honey sauce.” [More]
By July 17, 2009
Florida, the nation’s fourth-largest honey producing state, has banned “fake honey”—the honey has to be 100% pure with no additives, sweeteners, or chemicals. [Examiner.com]
Who's Watching Our Nation's Honey Imports? Pretty Much No One
By January 27, 2009
The Seattle P.I. reports that “two-thirds of the honey Americans consume is imported and almost half of that, regardless of what’s on the label, comes from China.” The first problem with that is some Chinese honey is “tainted with banned antibiotics” such as ciprofloxacin and chloramphenicol. The second problem, according to U.S. honey producers who are upset about the lack of oversight, is that whenever contaminated honey is discovered, many companies just sent it back to the importer and never tell the FDA—which means it can be resold elsewhere, including to other U.S. packers.
Is "Pure Honey" Really Pure?
By June 3, 2007
Honey can be labeled “pure” even if contains additives like high fructose corn syrup. Most people prefer the taste of 100% pure bee’s honey, but how can you test to be sure you are getting the good stuff? Testing the purity of honey is remarkably like testing the purity of a villager. To wit:
Make ‘Em A Mellified Man
By July 27, 2006
In response to LA Chef Robert Gasby’s intention to open an Outlaw Dinner at the Omni Hotel, our beautiful Gawker blogger brothers over at Gridskipper suggested an addition to the menu: make ‘em a mellified man!
