James,
Any honey you are purchasing at Costco, Sam's Club, et cetera is undoubtedly
imported from China or South America. We all know about the recalls for Chinese
food
products that are tainted. South America isn't any better as they still allow
toxic chemicals to be used in their agriculture that have been long banned
in the US. I sure wouldn't want to be storing this honey. Find a local beekeeper
and buy your honey [there]. We are small beekeepers in that we have only 10
colonies but probably get more production as we actually take care of our colonies
unlike
many "bee havers". [There is] no commercial farming anywhere nearby.
Honey prices are going to escalate. Package bees/queens/supplies are higher
and higher
each
year, fewer people interested in beekeeping and many of the big producers have
had problems with colony collapse disorder [CCD]. In our humble opinion, [CCD
is] the result of too much manipulation of the bees from their natural state.
Just like any
business we can't keep absorbing the cost of supplies. If the label
doesn't say "Pure Honey" you could be buying honey mixed with corn syrup. Yuck.
Real honey will keep forever.Any health store could probably point you towards
a
local beekeeper. But don't expect to buy the real thing at Costco prices.
- D. Smith
JWR Replies: I have read that the honey sold at some Costco stores is pure, and domestically produced. For example, Costco sells some from Dutch Gold Honey, which is produced in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
