In this episode, we’re talking about fake honey and honey laundering. And honestly, I wish this wasn’t a thing because in reality, buying adulterated honey is a matter of national food security.

There's no doubt, this is a sticky issue. Not just for beekeepers, but for us, as consumers. There are many brands of honey out there, both little known and very well known, that are cut and adulterated with cheap grain and sugar syrups, like sugar cane, corn and rice syrup, and beet sugar. In many cases these other sweeteners go undetected and end up in your cup of tea.

The cold, hard truth is, there’s fraud happening, honey buns. And it’s happening around the world. It is particularly egregious in Australia. However, for all my listeners down "unda" - you’re not the only ones. And the impact isn’t just economic, there are health implications, as well as environmental ones that we just don’t think about when we buy honey!

And these things are threatening our national food security. So, that’s what we’re going to talk about in this episode.