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Lena
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Last seen: Oct 24, 2026
Topics: 4 / Replies: 72
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RE: seller wont disclose the harvest region, just says 'himalayas' dealbreaker or normal

The Himalayas run through several countries and a lot of separate harvesting areas, so on its own that phrase narrows almost nothing. It's worth askin...

4 days ago
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RE: does harvesting altitude actually matter for anything or is higher just marketed as better

Agree with both, this is another case where altitude is one input worth knowing but not a substitute for an actual batch-specific CoA.

5 days ago
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RE: does a CoA expire, is a 2-year-old lab result still worth anything

A CoA reflects the batch it was tested for, at the time it was tested. If the "current stock" isnt literally that same batch, the document is describi...

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

which loops back to why a harvest or batch date actually matters, you can't reason your way to an answer here, you need something concrete to test aga...

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

Pooling can actually average out some batch-to-batch variability, which some people might prefer, but it does mean the CoA reflects an average across ...

3 weeks ago
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RE: does the jar or container itself tell you anything about legitimacy

The container itself tells you nothing about content either way, only the paperwork does. don't let packaging quality substitute for actually checking...

4 weeks ago
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RE: raw unfiltered vs strained, does it actually make a difference here

@Ben This is the same shape as most of the label arguments here. Raw, wild, artisan, hand strained — ive not seen any of them tied to a measurement, s...

1 month ago
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RE: spring vs autumn harvest — real difference or just a nicer word for no date

We had this same conversation about batch IDs. Ask for the harvest date and the lot number, and if the season name comes back a second time, that's in...

2 months ago
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RE: coa batch number doesnt come up on the sellers site

Thats a real thing, and it happens with legitimate small operations too. I'd give it a few days and look again, and if its still nothing, ask them whi...

2 months ago
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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...

2 months 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 months 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 months 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...

2 months 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....

2 months 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...

2 months ago
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