Take your crystallized honey in the jar and place the jar in warm water, or slightly nuke it (microwave)—it will return to its former sticky sweet self, and no harm done. There is no shelf life to natural honey, it keeps I guess, forever.


I read an article that Cuba is greatly concerned over the loss of its honeybees. A national effort is underway, taking many measures as no pesticides, moving hives around, study for pathogens and such, and greater effort to make more hives.


Cuban agriculture, environmental protection, is a state of the art business, can’t even chop a tree down, but rather pruning under power lines. Beehives, honey, is big business in Cuba and a decline could mean massive crop failures. Reforestation, orchard management, food crops have been high priority for that small country, with the latest and greatest scientific research. Even safety for hives in the event of a hurricane, is high on the list.


The article didn’t point to any one particular cause but perhaps a combination. The over all thinking was an improvement in the environment that bees require, and knowing what that environment is. Cuba is very open to ideas and has many international scientific conferences regarding their agriculture to say the least.


I will keep an eye on it, if I hear anything I will let you know.


Don