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The Science Behind Honey's Eternal Shelf Life (2013)

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-science-behind-honeys-eternal-shelf-life-1218690/
20•downbad_•2h ago

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downbad_•2h ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11951860
neogodless•1h ago
Above from 2016 (87 comments), and original from 2013:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6263724 The Science Behind Honey’s Eternal Shelf Life (smithsonianmag.com) 86 comments

robthebrew•1h ago
There is an interesting story (only slightly relevant) about glycerine. It was a pure liquid, held in many labs throughout the world. Until for some reason it crystallised in one lab. Wishing a short amount of time all the world's samples crystallised.
tcskeptic•1h ago
Just to be clear -- this story is fictional, it did not happen in real life. It has become a bit of an urban legend because of a video game but does not have a basis in fact.
harperlee•1h ago
Interesting! Could you expand?
mrob•1h ago
Sounds similar to the real-life case of ritonavir:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ritonavir#Polymorphism_and_tem...

bradyd•1h ago
Veritasium just did a video on this.

https://youtu.be/ksn5yrsC3Wg

ge96•1h ago
Tangent vulture bees yuck
wolfi1•47m ago
I don't know for the US, but in Europe fake honey is a big problem. There were several grocery chains who had to call back their honey because of it
brk•39m ago
That has been a global problem, lots of it in the US as well. I tend to only buy honey from known local producers, either at specialty stores or street markets.
mhb•1m ago
Yes. Good episode about fake honey and its interaction with almond growing: https://freakonomics.com/podcast/beeconomics-101/
rickydroll•12m ago
2,000-year-old honey that's still edible? Oh, I so want to taste. My grandfather was a beekeeper, and I learned about the different flavors of honey as he harvested from different locations throughout the season.

It's fun to purchase honey from beekeepers a hundred miles away and see how the flavor changes. I personally like late-season honeys, which tend to have richer flavors from late-summer and fall flowers.

A rare treat I've had was honey from Pitcairn Island. This is how you get in the queue for a jar. https://pitkernartisangallery.pn/products/pipco-pitcairn-isl... https://livebeekeeping.com/honey/pitcairn-island-honey/

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The Science Behind Honey's Eternal Shelf Life (2013)

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-science-behind-honeys-eternal-shelf-life-1218690/
20•downbad_•2h ago•13 comments

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