Honey

[Pajama Girl]

Are some brands of honey sweeter than others and, if so, why?

[andyjevs]

Yes...depending on what flowers the honey was taken from (acacia honey for example) and wether it's set honey or runny honey.

One thing is that i use a hell of a lot of it in all cooking

[nickmo]

Honey is basically sugar in a slightly nicer form - with a percentage of water, minerals, vitamins and pollen content too.

Set honey can be liquified by placing a jar in hot water. The flowers the little busy bees feed on do have an impact on the tastes, as above.

And as its National Honey Week 13th - 19th February - off to get some good fresh British honey !! Have a look at the website for the Honey Assoc. : http://www.honeyassociation.com/index.htm