# Honey comparison

**URL:** <https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/honey-comparison/32050>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [December 18, 2021, 8:03pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/honey-comparison/32050 "2021-12-18T20:03:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Rosiewyatt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/db5fbb/32.png) [@Rosiewyatt](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Rosiewyatt)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2021, 8:03pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/honey-comparison/32050/1 "2021-12-18T20:03:52Z")

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Hello! My honey from July/August is on the left. The honey I got yesterday is on the right. I understand that different time of year = different plants therefore different honey, but it looks a bit cloudy to me. I just thought I’d post a photo up here to see what anyone else thinks? It tastes good and I put a bit on my finger and let the bees try a bit (I don’t know why I always do that but I do!) What does everyone think? Are there any other checks or tests I can do?

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/honeyflow/original/3X/6/9/69312e50bc389a0846ebb960e8d1da41a7520d7a.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![JeffH](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/jeffh/32/7192_2.png) [@JeffH](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/JeffH)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2021, 8:35pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/honey-comparison/32050/2 "2021-12-18T20:35:06Z")

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Hi Rosie. To my mind, cloudy honey means that it wont take long before it starts to crystallize. It’s nothing to worry about.

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**Author:** ![Dawn\_SD](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/dawn_sd/32/15954_2.png) [@Dawn\_SD](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Dawn_SD)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2021, 10:03pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/honey-comparison/32050/3 "2021-12-18T22:03:54Z")

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> [@Rosiewyatt](#):
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> it looks a bit cloudy to me

Mine is like that at different times of year too. I think it is probably pollen in the honey. Some times of year there is more pollen around than others. As @JeffH says, cloudier honey can sometimes crystallize faster, as the pollen acts as a “nucleation agent”, forming little starting points for sugar crystals to grow on. That doesn’t make it bad though. In fact my hubby prefers crystallized honey. 😊

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**Author:** ![Gaz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/gaz/32/12446_2.png) [@Gaz](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Gaz)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2021, 10:23am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/honey-comparison/32050/4 "2021-12-19T10:23:09Z")

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HI Rosie we are in Brisbane also. We get different textures and colours from each frame. Nothing to worry about. Just do an inspection a week or two before you harvest to get the exact status of each frames fullness.  
I checked ours today and even though we took honey off 6 weeks ago from 2 frames all bar 1 are 100% capped.  
Good Luck.

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**Author:** ![Freebee2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/freebee2/32/18643_2.png) [@Freebee2](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Freebee2)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2021, 11:23pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/honey-comparison/32050/5 "2021-12-19T23:23:46Z")

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It looks potentially like the jar rather than the honey to me 🙂 especially since the one on the left looks a little cloudy above the honey line… could it just be steam or finger marks? Otherwise, refer above comments re: honey cloudiness…