On Thursday, July 9, 2020 at 6:48:03 AM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:
> On Thu, 9 Jul 2020 03:24:02 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> > wrote:
>
> >On Wednesday, July 8, 2020 at 4:46:27 PM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:
> >> On Wed, 8 Jul 2020 13:43:59 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> >> > wrote:
> >>
> >> >On Wednesday, July 8, 2020 at 4:28:44 PM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:
> >> >> On Wed, 8 Jul 2020 12:39:55 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> >> >> > wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> >On Wednesday, July 8, 2020 at 2:56:35 PM UTC-4, Snag wrote:
> >> >> >> On 7/8/2020 9:56 AM, graham wrote:
> >> >> >> > On 2020-07-07 10:55 p.m., Snag wrote:
> >> >> >> >> On 7/7/2020 10:13 PM, graham wrote:
> >> >> >> >>> On 2020-07-07 8:20 p.m., wrote:
> >> >> >> >>>> On Tuesday, July 7, 2020 at 7:06:29 PM UTC-5, jmcquown wrote:
> >> >> >> >>>>>
> >> >> >> >>>>> I've
> >> >> >> >>>>> got a jar in the pantry dated 2006 and have yet to open it..Â* But I'm
> >> >> >> >>>>> glad you're getting some money from those hives.
> >> >> >> >>>>>
> >> >> >> >>>>> Jill
> >> >> >> >>>>>
> >> >> >> >>>> The wonderful thing about honey is it never goes bad.Â* If it should
> >> >> >> >>>> get a
> >> >> >> >>>> bit grainy just put the jar in a pan of very warm to hot water.
> >> >> >> >>>> Presto!
> >> >> >> >>>> In just a little while you've got smooth honey again.
> >> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >> >>> Easier to nuke it in the MW.
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> Â*Â*Â* SHRIEK !! Never never never nuke honey ! You kill all the
> >> >> >> >> microflora that give it it's unique properties . Many big operations
> >> >> >> >> heat their honey to thin it so it's easier to filter . And filtering
> >> >> >> >> takes out all the microfragments of pollen and the heating kills all
> >> >> >> >> the microflora . I process cold and the only filtration is 4 layers of
> >> >> >> >> cheesecloth to strain out the big stuff like wax fragments and the
> >> >> >> >> occasional wing or leg . But then I'm not running 1000 hives either ...
> >> >> >> >> Â*Â* I also do not treat my hives with chemicals . My bees were bred to
> >> >> >> >> be resistant to Varroa Destructor mites . Apparently those genetics
> >> >> >> >> are dominant in my immediate area because their resistance has
> >> >> >> >> remained unchanged for 6 years now .
> >> >> >> > The way I do it, the temperature doesn't get any higher than the warm
> >> >> >> > water method. It just saves the bother of heating a pan of water.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> It's not so much the temp as it is the microwave RADIATION .
> >> >> >
> >> >> >Can you provide a citation for this?
> >> >>
> >> >> This is the first one I found:
> >> >>
> >> >> "The microwave will essentially destroy all of the beneficial enzymes
> >> >> and properties of the honey. Sure it will return it to a liquid state,
> >> >> but then you can just consider it not much more than a honey colored
> >> >> sweetener."
> >> >> <http://www.lincolnlandbeekeepers.com/uploads/1/0/6/4/10649295/how_to_decrystalize_honey.pdf>
> >> >
> >> >Here's a more detailed explanation:
> >> >
> >> ><https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28946234/>
> >> >
> >> >Since I don't like the taste of honey, it's all kind of moot for me.
> >>
> >> I never ask for more info about things that are moot to me
> >
> >It would appear I have more curiosity than you.
>
> If you were curious about it, it wouldn't be moot to you

The practical effects of microwaving are irrelevant to me. Even if I
ate honey I wouldn't care if it were antimicrobial.

But it's still interesting.

I read articles about child-rearing even though I have no children.

Cindy Hamilton