As I correctly store honey

At first sight it seems that in how to store honey, there is no special knowledge. I can agree with it only half. Yes, if you buy honey in small capacity and within several months completely will spend it, then there is no need to adhere to particular temperature condition and humidity indoors. But if to take honey with a stock how to be told, for the winter, and even on more, after all it is better to meet simple conditions and then the curative product can keep the curative properties and please with great aroma very long.

What to store in

The best ware for storage of honey - ceramic, glass, porcelain and enameled with densely zakryvayushcheyusya a cover.


It is possible to use as a container wooden kegs, the main thing that they were made not of coniferous trees as honey, at long storage can absorb in itself aroma of pitch. All ware has to be absolutely dry and clean.


Experienced beekeepers for long storage use ware from stainless steel, or they are called still by "dairy cans" my father in such cans and stores honey which remains on "wintering". And here the iron and zinc container will not be suitable for storage at all as due to metal oxidation honey loses useful and tastes and there can even be organism poisoning.

As for so plastic ware popular today, it can be used for storage, but no more than a year. At the same time plastic surely has to be only food with the certificate confirming on that. As honey in essence quite active agent, at long storage and low-quality plastic it can "extend" from it various chemical impurity.


What temperature has to be

As a rule, at most of us honey is in kitchen where due to full-time employment of a plate and an oven temperature is even slightly higher than usual room. Actually ideal mode of storage of a useful product from-5 to +20 degrees. For example, at my father, the beekeeper with a long-term experience, honey is in the special storeroom where air temperature nevermore of 18 degrees rises. The benefit, the big private house allows to allocate for this purpose the special room. And here in city conditions where most of people live in apartments, the most distant locker in kitchen which is protected from light and humidity or the small storeroom with various preparations for the winter will be the good place for storage.


Humidity level

Honey perfectly absorbs moisture therefore the room with high humidity - more than 75% are not suitable for long storage of honey at all. The container cover with honey has to be closed densely in order to avoid hit of moisture in it.

Light influence

Under direct sunshine curative properties of honey begin to collapse therefore it is necessary to store honey in the dark place far from sunlight.

Storage in the refrigerator: "yes" or "no"


Incontinuous finding of honey in the refrigerator is allowed, at the same time it is necessary to be sure that temperature in it is not lower than +5 degrees, and humidity within admissible norm. But you should not forget that honey is capable to absorb quickly foreign smells, and in refrigerators always besides honey there is a heap of other products. And before sending honey to the refrigerator to the permanent residence, it is the best of all to shift it in ware with a tight cover.