Your Honey Questions, Answered
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Well, we think it's the best darn honey in the world!
A few things that make this honey so special is its beautiful crystallized texture, its remote rainforest origin, and the fact that it's raw, cold processed, and organically produced. It's pure as heck and made far from any commercial agriculture on a tiny island in Northern Patagonia.
When people try our honey, the first thing they say is "this tastes like what honey should taste like." To us, that says it all.
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Our beehives are located on a remote island in Northern Patagonia called Isla Tranqui. This small island is covered in native trees and plants and is part of one of the rainiest temperate rainforests on Earth. Our bees make a delicious, naturally creamy honey from the nectar of these abundant flowers.
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Our honey has a naturally smooth, creamy texture thanks to its unique floral source and the fine crystals that form during natural crystallization. We never use heat or filtration when we hand harvest our honey, making sure it arrives to you in it’s final raw, pure and crystallized form.
To get really scientific… the crystals form differently depending on the glucose to fructose ratio of the honey and temperature during crystallization. Yunta Honey is higher in glucose and kept at the ambient island temperature (cold) allowing many small crystals to form quickly, creating its’s buttery smoothness!
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YES! and thanks for asking. Pesticides are not only bad for humans, but they are killing honeybee colonies at an alarming rate all over the world. We lab test each batch of honey for Glyphosate residues, even knowing that the environment where we keep our bees is an untouched forest. This is a win for us but most importantly, a win for the health of our bees!
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You can reach us anytime via our contact page or email. We aim to respond quickly—usually within one or two business days :)
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Absolutely! Follow us on instagram @yuntahoney to keep up with our daily adventures down in Patagonia!!
We will also be sending out a newsletter during our honey season to share some in depth updates on how the season is coming along. Sign up with your email on our website to join our contact list.