Ben
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Last seen: Oct 23, 2026
Topics: 5 / Replies: 66
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RE: Does the smell actually tell you anything? Someone claimed they can smell how strong a jar is

Smell in honey comes from volatile aromatic compounds tied to the nectar source, nothing to do with grayanotoxin levels specifically. Two completely d...

2 weeks ago
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RE: is there a reason some people report effects and others report basically nothing

Individual variation in response to compounds affecting the cardiovascular system generally is well documented across a lot of substances, body size, ...

2 weeks ago
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RE: does it really only grow in nepal and turkey, is that even true

the rhododendron species involved exist in other regions too, parts of the Caucasus and elsewhere have similar species. whats actually concentrated in...

2 weeks ago
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RE: single-harvester honey vs a pooled co-op batch, does mixing harvests change anything

That context actually reframes it for me, sounds less like a shortcut and more like how the supply naturally works at that scale....

3 weeks ago
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RE: does the grayanotoxin itself break down in storage, or does nobody actually know

honestly this specific question is less studied than people tend to assume. general compound stability varies a lot by chemical class, and I wouldnt s...

3 weeks ago
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RE: is the cliff bee wild or kept in hives, and is that why supply is so limited

Different bee species forage differently and nest in different places. Apis laboriosa specifically nests on high cliff faces, which is inseparable fro...

3 weeks ago
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RE: Does organic certification actually mean anything for this specific honey

organic certification is mostly about how the bees/land are managed, no synthetic pesticides, that kind of of thing. it says nothing about grayanotoxi...

3 weeks ago
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RE: does which rhododendron species the bees worked actually change whats in the jar

Yeah thats the the bit i had wrong. i was treating flower source like there was one answer to give, and it sounds like there isnt one.

4 weeks ago
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RE: is the heart medication interaction thing actually established or is that just assumed caution

The caution follows logically from the mechanism, since the compound affects the same cardiovascular pathways certain medications also target, so over...

4 weeks ago
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RE: does keeping mad honey in the fridge actually ruin anything about it

nah its not ruined, its just crystallising faster. cold speeds that up in any raw honey. thats a texture thing not a degradation thing, nothing struct...

1 month ago
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RE: the 'only works on an empty stomach' claim, where does that actually come from

Theres a plausible mechanism under it at least. only works is a much bigger claim than that. food in your stomach slows how quickly a lot of things ge...

1 month ago
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RE: does pasteurising or filtering actually remove grayanotoxin

@Jake thats the bit thats wrong, and its wrong everywhere. grayanotoxins hold up to heat better than some plant compounds do, processing temperatures ...

1 month ago
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RE: raw unfiltered vs strained, does it actually make a difference here

youve got it about right. straining is pulling wax bits and debris out, it's not really changing whats in there. and raw gets used so loosly that id j...

1 month ago
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