Points To Ponder.

Frequently, you may encounter people extolling the health benefits of wild honey. However, there is actually no such thing as wild honey, only wild bees. Consider if I were to place a bee colony beneath the same tree. Would the honey collected from my domesticated bees be classified as "wild" too? The reality is that there is no difference in the honey because both the wild and domesticated colonies are collecting nectar from the same source.

Furthermore, harvesting honey from these wild bees results in their premature death. At the 1:10 mark, you can see how a honey hunter begins cutting the brood portion, causing it to fall to the ground and killing the brood. All of this killing is because there is a demand for "wild honey" from uninformed consumers who are willing to pay for "exotic honey." When buying stops, the killing will stop as well.

One of the most significant parameters for high-quality honey is its moisture content. These wild bees, or Apis dorsata, are nomadic bees that migrate from one location to another. Due to their nomadic behaviour, the honey is usually capped before it ripens. The moisture content is usually around 25% to 27%, making the honey unstable and fermenting at a faster rate. This honey cannot be kept for an extended period. According to the European Honey Standards, the moisture content must not exceed 20%.