Tag Archives: mead

Water in Honey

Posted on October 3, 2016 by Ron Miksha

Honey is about 80% sugar and 18% water. The rest is minerals and ash*, pollen grains and bees’ wings. The sugars and water come from nectar secreted by flowers. When flowers produce nectar (as a way of attracting pollinating insects … Continue reading →

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Chinook Honey and Mead

Posted on October 9, 2015 by Ron Miksha

Friends of ours have a honey-wine shop in the town of Okotoks, just a few minutes  south of Calgary. They make their own mead from their own honey. They do it really well. Art retired from flying commercial airliners to … Continue reading →

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