Honey sometimes goes hard, or granulates as we call it. Granulation is a natural process for honey and the time it takes to solidify depends on the nectars (specifically fructose and glucose levels) in the batch.  If you prefer your honey runny you can gently warm the jar in a saucepan of warm water or leave it in a warm place in your home. Though this won’t work for all types of honey - for example our Winter Ivy Honey will always return to an almost solid state. Although honey may crystallise over time, due to its high natural sugar content it will never really go off. The UK law states that we must put a 'Best Before' date on our labels, so we use the maximum allowable of 2 years. Honey has been discovered from Ancient Egypt and it was still edible, so go figure!