How to store honey: 4 prerequisites

Photo: honey can be stored for a long time, if you choose the right place

How to store honey at home? I can certainly say that following a couple of simple rules will allow even the beginner to retain all the useful properties of this product at home. I will reveal all the secrets of the content of your favorite treats.

Terms and features of storage

The first question that usually cares how long you can keep honey? In response, you can hear: "At least a hundred years." And it is true. It's all about the special micro-environment of sweetness, in which no harmful bacteria can get along.

Another question - how long will the honey retain its useful qualities? Regardless of the variety, the beekeeping product will easily stand for a whole year. After this period, the biological activity of the components is reduced, and the honey begins to sour. However, proper maintenance of suitable storage conditions will significantly slow down this process.

The period of honey content depends only on you and on the conditions in which the product is located.

Rule 1. Storage container

Whether it is possible to store honey in plastic containers is the right question. I was already convinced that the decisive factor in the long storage of the delicacy is the competent choice of dishes.

Obligatory properties to which it should correspond - the tightness of the lid and the thickness of the tank walls. For example, I prefer to keep a treat in a glass or a tree.

Consider all the options in which honey is stored in order to preserve its quality for a long time:

Picture	Type of container
	Clay packaging. Benefits: the dishes do not let the sunlight in, prevents the ingress of moisture and odors. disadvantages: ceramics inaccessible.
	Wooden container Benefits: the keg does not transmit light, gives honey a special woody aroma, reliably protects against odors. Disadvantages: unsuitable wood, emitting essential oils. Capacity may rot.
	Glass packaging. Benefits: glass jars are neutral to odors and toxins, safely store canned product, ideal for storing honey in honeycombs. Disadvantages: the glass is transmitting the sun's rays.
	Plastic dishes. Benefits: Cheap and affordable plastic is ideal for sale. Disadvantages: Capacity transmits light, short-lived, easily deformed, so honey is stored for a very short time in it.
	Metal utensils. Benefits: Strong and reliable metal products, as a rule, of large sizes, therefore, are good for long-term storage of honey and its transportation. Disadvantages: metal oxidizes over time and releases toxins that are absorbed into the treat.

Rule 2. Storage room

Where to store honey at home in the apartment? Suitable places in which:

• dark;
• dry;
• cool;
• no sharp odors.

There are three most favorable places in the apartment for the maintenance of honey:

Picture	Location of honey
	Fridge. Where to store honey, if not in the refrigerator... Do not listen to grandmothers old-timers, the wonders of technological progress are designed to help people.
	Cellar / storeroom. If you have a large apartment or there is a basement in the house, a storeroom or cellar will do.
	Shelves cabinets. Honey is quite picky, the main thing is to keep it away from temperature fluctuations, that is, not in the kitchen and not near the battery.

You can not keep a sweet treat on the balcony - temperature differences will only accelerate the aging process of the product.

Rule 3. Favorable temperature and humidity for storage

The next thing that worries at what temperature does honey lose its beneficial properties? In general, the ideal storage temperature is 20 degrees. But honey will not lose useful properties even at temperatures from 6 to 25 ° C.

I do not recommend reheating the product, otherwise you will ruin its useful components with your own hands.

It is not recommended to heat the treat, because:

• at 40 ° C, the processes of the breakdown of vitamins that make up the product begin;
• at 60 ° C, the breakdown of enzymes begins, bactericidal properties are lost.

Under these conditions, honey is simply converted from a healing product into a sweet syrup.

Storage humidity should be low, not higher than 18%, otherwise the honey will sour.

Heat and low humidity - ideal environment for honey

Rule 4 The influence of smell and light

How to keep liquid honey so that it remains so? In this case, the determining factor is the light. Left in a sunny place, a keg with a viscous sweetness loses its beneficial properties, and hardens after heating.

Give the density and odors. Increased hygroscopicity contributes to the fact that bee products easily absorb extraneous odors. Even if the container is tightly closed, it is better not to leave it next to food and strongly smelling substances. For this reason, store honey in a dark room, separate from other food.

Protect honey from extraneous smells and bright light, then it will maintain healing properties for several years.

Features of honey in comb

It is not a secret for anyone that honey in honeycombs is stored longer and retains its useful qualities better. Honeycombs are made of fragile wax, which makes aging difficult. I will tell you how to keep healthy honey in honeycombs for up to 10 years, relying on some factors.

Instructions honey content in comb:

1. Choose a glass container with a tight-fitting lid.
2. Dishes must be properly sterilized with steam.
3. Honeycombs carefully divided into small pieces with a knife. I recommend putting one plate in the jar to keep the honeycomb structure.
4. Fill the plate with liquid honey and seal the container with wax.

Do not forget to be extremely careful when preserving the honeycomb - so you will avoid the lumps of wax.

Summary

Now you know how to properly store honey at home. “Price is not the determining factor in the choice of product” - fully agrees with this expression. And in order not to rely on the price tag and learn more about how to choose high-quality honey, just watch the video in this article. If it is not quite clear how to store honey - I am waiting for questions in the comments.