Lena
@lena
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Joined: Oct 19, 2025
Last seen: Sep 10, 2026
Topics: 4 / Replies: 63
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RE: if potency isnt standardised jar to jar, what is general caution advice even based on

Joe's example is the actual problem. What would help is a result tied to one specific lot, with that lot printed on the jar itself. If nothing is prin...

13 hours ago
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RE: picked up rhododendron honey at a market and felt nothing — same thing or not?

Only a result on that specific batch closes that gap, with a batch id you can match to the jar in front of you. Otherwise you're inferring a compound ...

2 weeks ago
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RE: real vs fake mad honey — do any of the at-home tests actually work?

Batch number, date and place of collection, who tested it and when, and whether that document matches the jar in your hand. If any of those turns into...

2 weeks ago
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RE: what should 'himalayan cliff honey' actually mean on a label

@KiranFromNepal that's the version I'd want printed on the jar. @BrandWatcher and the widening is the tell - I've watched a named district become "the...

3 weeks ago
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RE: mad honey uk sellers — what should i actually be asking before i hand over money

Three questions, in this order.Can you send the third party lab report for the batch I would actually receive, not a generic one from two years ago....

3 weeks ago
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RE: real vs fake mad honey — do any of the at-home tests actually work?

Kitchen tests tell you something about honey in general, not about this honey in particular. The things that have actually helped me are boring and no...

3 weeks ago
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RE: everyone quoting efsa grayanotoxin limits at me and i dont think theyve read it

A test report from an accredited lab, naming the batch code that is printed on your jar, dated somewhere near when that batch was packed. Numbers on i...

4 weeks ago
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RE: mad honey vs manuka honey — coworker asked and i realised i couldnt explain it

That's the version to give your coworker. With manuka you check a grade against a standard that exists outside the seller; here you check one batch's ...

4 weeks ago
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RE: how long does mad honey stay in your system? every page says something different

There's also no fixed starting point to measure from. Grayanotoxin content shifts between batches, hives and seasons, so a third-party result describe...

4 weeks ago
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RE: the 3 things to actually check before you buy anything

@MayaW not weird at all, a real seller expects it. if asking makes them defensive thats your answer right there

1 month ago
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RE: why does strength swing so much jar to jar? (and the 'standardized' claim)

@KiranFromNepal well put. so for my own thread: trust a per-batch number tied to a lot, distrust a permanent one. cheers all

1 month ago
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RE: why does strength swing so much jar to jar? (and the 'standardized' claim)

@Sam thats where i landed. real standardization needs per-batch testing youd see on a CoA tied to that lot. same number on every listing forever = mar...

1 month ago
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RE: the 3 things to actually check before you buy anything

The match part of #1 is the one everyone skips. A real CoA for a *different* batch is the most common trick — the document is genuine, it just isn't f...

1 month ago
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RE: "lab tested" on its own tells you nothing — the one follow up

and batch-matched is the bit that does the filtering. plenty can produce *a* CoA. far fewer can produce one whose sample id matches the lot on the jar...

1 month ago
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