Stored honey smell

Beekeeping - Basics
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I store my honey in white buckets until I use them. I have noticed that after a year in a bucket, it gets a fruity smell when I open the bucket. The honey gets a little fruity taste as well. My honey is usually borderline for moisture but below 20%. It is not bubbly or foamy.

Is it fermented or is that just what happens to honey over time?

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Possible the smell from fruit the bees have collected nectar from.

You’ll know of its fermented. Smells like alcohol :yum::yum::rofl:

Just make honey mead if it ever happens.

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