On 2018-11-03 10:48 PM, Terry Coombs wrote:

>>>>
>>> Please tell me you did NOT put your honey in the microwave ...
>>> that will kill all the beneficial properties of the honey .
>>
>> Old wive's tale!
>
> OK , it's an old wives tale and we beekeepers know nothing about it .
> You go right ahead and nuke your honey . Mine will never see temps
> above about a hundred degrees - the highest temp usually seen inside
> a hive . Oh wait , what you've got is probably not even real honey ,
> but flavored corn syrup . Nuke away !
>

Heat destroys enzymes, but the question remains as to the benefits of
ingesting bee enzymes.