Raw Honey 高山懸崖野蜂蜜

To know the purity (quality) of honey, you can look at its Baumé scale (Bé) value.The Baumé scale is a way to measure how thick honey is, often called its “degree.” It shows the percentage of solids in the honey. The higher the concentration, the heavier the honey, and the higher the Baumé value. The standard test is done at 20°C.

What the Baumé scale means for honey:

• Shows honey thickness: A high Baumé value means the honey is thicker and has less water.
• Shows honey ripeness: A high Baumé value means the honey is more mature, because the bees spent more time making it and removed more water.
• Shows honey quality: In the same type of honey, a higher Baumé value usually means better quality. Ripe honey keeps longer and has more nutrition.
• Grades of honey: International standards divide honey into Grade 1 and Grade 2. Grade 1 honey usually has a Baumé value above 41.5.
• Baumé value and water content: A higher Baumé value means lower water content. For example, honey with 42 Bé usually has about 19% water.

Bloom & Blossom Raw Honey has a Baumé value of 42–43, which is Grade 1 by international standards. It comes from the remote high mountains of Guizhou, China. This raw honey is not farmed. Beekeepers must climb to high cliffs by hand to collect it. The work is dangerous, so the amount collected is very small, making it rare. The wild bees live in clean, untouched areas and gather nectar from pure, pollution-free flowers. This makes the honey very pure.

Our raw honey tastes sweet, not sour or bitter, and has a strong honey fragrant. It has a lot of crystals at the bottom of the jar, especially if kept in a cool place. Crystallization is natural — it happens when the glucose in honey forms solid crystals. Honey with less water crystallizes more easily, while honey with more water does not crystallize as much. A simple way to check honey quality is to see if it has crystals.Crystallized honey with low water content is considered high quality, while the opposite is considered lower quality.

(200ml)

要看蜂蜜的純度(品質)，可以從波美度(Bé)指數來判斷。所謂的波美度是衡量蜂蜜濃度的單位，也常被稱為蜂蜜的“度數”。 它表示蜂蜜中可溶性固形物的百分比，濃度越高，比重越大，波美度也越高。 國際上统一以20℃作为标准测量温度。 

蜂蜜波美度的意義和作用:

• 表示蜂蜜濃度: 波美度是表示蜂蜜濃度的重要指标，高波美度意味着高浓度和低含水量。 
• 衡量蜂蜜成熟度: 高波美度通常意味着蜂蜜的成熟度較高，因为蜜蜂釀造的時間更長，水分被蒸發得更多。
• 判断蜂蜜品質:在同一種蜂蜜中，波美度越高，通常意味着品質越好，因为成熟的蜂蜜更有利于保存，營養價值也更高。 
• 区分不同等级:國際標準将蜂蜜分为一级品和二级品，一级品蜂蜜的波美度通常在41.5度以上。 
• 蜂蜜波美度和含水量的关系:波美度和含水量是相互關聯的，高波美度对应着低含水量，反之亦然。例如，42波美度的蜂蜜，含水量通常在19%左右。

Bloom & Blossom的高山懸崖野蜂蜜，波美度為42至43度，屬於國際標準中的一級品，產自地廣人稀的中國貴州省偏遠高山地區。與人工養殖所得的蜂蜜不同，野蜂蜜須由採蜜農徒手攀爬至高山懸崖邊採收，由於採收風險極高，因此所得極少，十分珍稀。此外，生活於人跡罕煙環境的野蜂，平日所採之蜜源皆純淨無汙染，因此所造野蜂蜜也更為純淨。

我們的高山懸崖野蜂蜜口味偏甜，不酸也不苦，帶有濃郁蜂蜜香氣。瓶罐底下含有大量沉澱結晶，如存放於陰涼或冷處，結晶體更為明顯。蜂蜜結晶是蜂蜜的一種自然現象，指的是蜂蜜中的葡萄糖析出形成固體結晶。蜂蜜結晶與含水量低有直接關係，含水量低的蜂蜜更容易結晶，而含水量高的蜂蜜則較不易結晶。因此，一般大眾判斷蜂蜜品質的簡易方法就是觀察是否有結晶體。

(200ml)