FAQ
All honey starts out runny, but will crystalise over time if it's not creamed. Creaming simply means that the crystalisation of the honey is controlled by adding a small amout of a previously creamed batch honey to provide a fine 'template' for the honey crystals to grow from. Most honey that stays runny all year round has been blast heated which unfortunately destroys a lot of the good properties of honey.
From year to year the honey can appear slighly different depending on what is blooming, what the temperatures are like and other environmental variables. For example, the only Rata flowers strongly in the Catlins every few years, so now and again the Catlins Forest Flowers honey has a slightly higher rata content, making it a little bit paler.