Gary Poster, with essential assists from Galyn Norwood, Phiroon Phihakendr, Jose Quijada, Pavandeep Kalra. You won't have to ask twice to get someone to enjoy our wonderful honey recipes. Senior Photographer Charles Walton's photographs show you its golden color. Most commercial honey is blended to create a unique and consistent taste and color. There are more than 300 unique types of honey available in the United States.
Honey has a long shelf life thanks to the high concentration of sugar .
It is pasteurized by heating to 160 which also helps prevent crystals from forming. The only reason for being a bee that I know of is making honey . . . The honey bee is the only insect that produces a food that we eat. Honey may contain bacterial spores that can cause infant botulism, a rare but serious disease that affects the nervous system. Adults and children over one year of age are routinely exposed to, but not normally affected by, botulism spores.