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Re:Beekeepers halt honey awards over 'huge fraud' in global ... by yumraj on Saturday December 07, 2024 @02:38PM (#42352248)
Now old dudes will buy supermarket honey and unlabeled jars.

Unverifiable provenance in both cases..

Re:Beekeepers halt honey awards over 'huge fraud' in global ... by araneae on Saturday December 07, 2024 @03:56PM (#42352806)
If you /really/ want to be sure, buy comb honey. Impossible to fake.
Re:Beekeepers halt honey awards over 'huge fraud' in global ... by bagels on Saturday December 07, 2024 @05:21PM (#42353307)
Can't fake honeycomb be made and placed in to jars of fake honey?
Re:Beekeepers halt honey awards over 'huge fraud' in global ... by pfannkuchen on Sunday December 08, 2024 @01:32AM (#42355387)
I think the market is probably too small to put the money into figuring out how to fake it convincingly. Also the market leans towards enthusiasts who detect fakes more readily than the average honey normie.

If it ever becomes mainstream this will definitely happen.

Re:Beekeepers halt honey awards over 'huge fraud' in global ... by dredmorbius on Sunday December 08, 2024 @02:08AM (#42355518)
Cost/reward is likely sufficient disincentive.]

This is shades of "if you can fake sincerity you can fake anything":

<https://quoteinvestigator.com/2011/12/05/fake-honesty/>

(Uncertain origin, though often attributed to Groucho Marx, George Burns, Jean Giraudoux, Celeste Holm, Ed Nelson, Samuel Goldwyn, Daniel Schorr, Joe Franklin, and/or Anonymous.)

Re:Beekeepers halt honey awards over 'huge fraud' in global ... by yumraj on Saturday December 07, 2024 @05:36PM (#42353393)
I've seen it but never dared to buy. What do you do with the honey comb, eat it? Does it taste waxy?
Re:Beekeepers halt honey awards over 'huge fraud' in global ... by Anon_troll on Saturday December 07, 2024 @07:50PM (#42354115)
The comb walls are basically like chewing gum. It does not have much taste.
Re:Beekeepers halt honey awards over 'huge fraud' in global ... by tdeck on Saturday December 07, 2024 @11:15PM (#42354973)
Yes you can eat it and you spit out the wax. The wax is a bit flaky so I didn't find it that pleasant to chew on. Some people apparently spread it in toast like jam and eat it wax and all. It's not great for stirring into drinks.