Field Guide · Section Nº 02

How geography shapes the jar.

Provenance is the new authenticity. Where honey comes from, who made it, and how labs prove it — from melissopalynology to True Source certification.

3 articles in this section

NMR, isotope ratios, pollen analysis — the science of proving what’s in the jar.

USDA Organic, True Source, UMF, MGO — what each one verifies and what it doesn’t.

Honey laundering, blended sources, and why “Product of multiple countries” is a flag.

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Other branches of the field guide.

The fundamentals.

Honey chemistry, professional tasting protocol, and the science of crystallization.

The work behind the jar.