The Field GuidesIndex
Know what you’re buying.
Composition and process, no mythology: what each product is, how it is made, how to choose a good one in the UK, and how to store it. We publish these before we sell anything, so you can hold us to them.
Bee Pollen UK: A Buyer's Guide to Granules & CapsulesBee pollen UK buyer's guide: granules vs capsules vs tablets, fresh vs dried, organic certification, storage and a factual allergy warning.Buying Royal Jelly in the UK: Fresh, Capsules & In-HoneyHow to buy royal jelly in the UK: fresh vs freeze-dried capsules vs in-honey blends, 10-HDA disclosure, cold chain, storage, and a factual allergy note.Crystallised Honey: Why It Happens & What to DoWhy honey crystallises, what setting speed says about floral source, storage and processing, and how to return a set jar to liquid without overheating it.Greek Honey: Varietals, Regions & How to Buy It in the UKThe main Greek honey varietals, the two protected names on the UK register, Cretan honey, and how to read the label when buying Greek honey in the UK.How to Tell If Honey Is Real: What Works & What Doesn'tWhy the thumb, water and flame tests cannot show whether honey is real, what the EU's 46% border-screening figure means, and the checks that do work.Propolis Spray UK: A Buyer's Guide to Formats & LabelsWhat a propolis spray is, how it differs from a tincture, and how to read UK labels — propolis content, alcohol, added honey — before you buy.Propolis Tincture UK: How to Choose, Store and UseWhat a propolis tincture is, how ethanol extraction and ratios work, and how to choose, store and use one in the UK — with a format comparison.Raw Honey vs Manuka: What Each Word Actually MeansRaw describes how honey was handled; manuka names a floral source. What the MGO and UMF numbers measure, New Zealand's export definition, and the price.Thyme Honey: What It Is, Where It Comes FromWhat thyme honey is: the wild thyme behind it, where it is produced, how it tastes and crystallises, and how to read its label in the UK.What Is Raw Honey? Definition, Testing & UK RulesWhat raw honey means when UK law does not define it: heating, filtration, and the HMF and diastase figures that make a raw claim checkable per batch.
More are in the writing — Greek food and recipe pieces, and the harvest journal. The Harvest Letter announces each one as it lands.
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