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How do you get honey back to a liquid?

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All you need to do is warm it up. When you warm up crystallized honey, its viscosity will increase, which will make it easier to work with.

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How long can I keep honey in the bear container?

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Forever, because honey doesn’t expire.

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I was told that honey shouldn't be heated. Is it true?

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The temperature in an active beehive reaches 95° F regularly (the bees actually work to keep it to that temperature). Raw honey, which has (at least theoretically) the most nutritive value, can be heated to that temperature. Heating honey hotter than that will alter some of the enzymes in it, but it doesn't harm the honey - it's still delicious and healthy. If you boil honey (bubbling hard) for over four hours, it apparently can grow substances that in large amounts may be carcinogenic - but for any normal use, no, there's no problem with heating honey.

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If my honey looks like caramel, is it still good?

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Yes. Honey doesn't expire. Sometimes honey is cloudy, especially "creamed" honey.

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My homemade honey seems to be oozing through the metal screw on the lid. What should I do?

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Your lid does not have a gasket that really works. Try a different container.

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My honey bottle is plastic. If I heat it, plastic chemicals will enter the honey. What can I do?

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Cut open the plastic bottle and transfer it in to a cafetiere (French press) glass jug for the warming in the pan. You can then store it in an empty balsamic vinegar bottle (cleaned, of course).

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Can't you just microwave the honey slowly?

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You should not microwave honey. As explained in the warning section, microwaving honey destroys its beneficial enzymes and therefore removes the health benefits of honey.

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