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Kristel Tjandra

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Does honey ever go bad - The Untold Story

Honey in a jar on a wooden plate.

Honey is a pantry staple that can be safe to eat for ages. But does honey ever go bad? And why is honey so resistant to spoiling?

It appears that this thick, sticky, sweet nectar owes its properties to chemicals imparted by its makers — honeybees. Astonishingly, there are at least 300 types of honey known today that are produced by more than 20,000 honeybee species.

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