How Do Bees Make Honey?
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How Do Bees Make Honey?
The rise and fall of honey prices.
Ever ask yourself why the price of honey has so much variance. Well here are a few reasons why. To start I do not want to discount any honey producers that have a low price point in their honey. The truth is some businesses can just operate less than others. They do 100-1000X the production which allows them to sell their product cheaper. Also honey is geographic and seasonal resulting from whatever is around the bees when they gather. The types of plants say for instance clovers produce an abundance of nectar which is refined into honey.
But why does that farmers market jar cost so much more? Well here are a few of the nefarious practices used in the honey business.