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Crystal's Raw Honey Locally produced raw, unfiltered honey from 3rd generation family beekeepers. State and region-specific honey for a taste of place and local pollen.

Shop jars and bulk pails on our website. Free shipping on orders over $50. All of our honey is unfiltered and unheated. The honey is spun directly out of the comb and bottled. It will contain small bits of pollen, propolis, and other bits of goodness, all supplied by the bees themselves. The honey will appear creamy and solid rather than liquid. We bring the honey to you as it exists in the beehive, minus the bees of course! Order your jars of honey right from our website http://www.crystalsrawhoney.com!

10/22/2026

When flowers are producing plenty of nectar, bees store more honey than the colony needs. Beekeepers call that stretch a honey flow, and it's where the honey in your jar comes from.

Wes explains how it works and how we keep track of it.

What do you want to know about how bees make honey? Ask below. 👇

Picked too many apples? Make apple crisp with raw honey in place of refined sugar. 🍎🍎HONEY APPLE CRISP🍎YIELD: One 8-inch...
10/21/2026

Picked too many apples? Make apple crisp with raw honey in place of refined sugar. 🍎

🍎HONEY APPLE CRISP🍎
YIELD: One 8-inch dish, about 6 servings

INGREDIENTS
Filling
6 apples, peeled and diced
1/3 cup raw knotweed honey (or any raw honey available)
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
Pinch of ground cloves

Topping
3/4 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup almond flour
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
6 tablespoons butter, melted, plus more for the dish
2 tablespoons raw knotweed honey

DIRECTIONS
Heat the oven to 375°F and butter an 8-inch baking dish.

In a large bowl, toss the apples with the honey, lemon juice, vanilla, cornstarch, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves until everything is coated. If your honey is thick or crystallized, soften it gently first so it spreads evenly. Spread the apples in the dish. Six apples will pile high, and they cook down in the oven.

In another bowl, mix the oats, almond flour, cinnamon, and salt. Stir in the melted butter and honey until the mixture clumps. Sprinkle it evenly over the apples.

Bake 35 to 40 minutes, until the topping is golden and the filling bubbles at the edges. If the topping browns before the filling bubbles, lay foil loosely over the top.

Let it rest 10 minutes before serving. The filling thickens as it cools.

Made with our raw wildflower honey.

Recipe on the blog: https://crystalsrawhoney.com/blogs/news/honey-apple-crisp

The water test, the matchstick test, the thumb test, the bread test. None of them can tell you if honey is real or fake....
10/20/2026

The water test, the matchstick test, the thumb test, the bread test. None of them can tell you if honey is real or fake. To make matters worse, honey is one of the most adulterated foods in the world, and the FDA has no definition for "raw" or "pure" honey. So, any company can print either word. Here's what we look for instead:

🍯 The price. Honey priced well below market could have been stretched with syrup.
🍯 Whether it crystallizes. Raw honey does, eventually. Black locust can take a year or longer.
🍯 The ingredient list. Honey should be the only thing on it.
🍯 Who kept the bees. A flower, a state, a name. A list of three countries isn't an origin. The beekeeper's name and the location can help you learn more about their practices and trust that the honey is real.

Full post on the blog: https://crystalsrawhoney.com/blogs/news/how-to-tell-the-difference-between-raw-honey-and-fake-honey

10/18/2026

Apple picking this weekend? Those apples started as blossoms that bees visited this spring. Our bees pollinate orchards across New England.

Where's your favorite apple picking spot? 🍎

10/17/2026

This honey glaze can be used on anything you're roasting like carrots, brussels sprouts, salmon, or chicken.

We use knotweed honey here. It's the darkest honey in our lineup, and its flavor holds up in the oven. Brush the glaze on at the end of roasting so the honey doesn't scorch.

Recipe on the blog: https://crystalsrawhoney.com/blogs/news/honey-glaze-recipe

A jar or a pail? It depends on how much honey you go through.Swipe to find the size of raw wildflower honey that fits yo...
10/15/2026

A jar or a pail? It depends on how much honey you go through.

Swipe to find the size of raw wildflower honey that fits your kitchen, from a 17 oz jar for trying it out to a 60 lb pail for commercial baking. The bigger the size, the less you pay per pound: $9.40 a pound by the jar, $4.20 by the 60 lb pail.

Honey doesn't go bad, so a bigger size won't go to waste. If it crystallizes, set it in warm water to soften.

Shop raw wildflower honey: https://crystalsrawhoney.com/products/raw-wildflower-honey

Want to bake with honey instead of sugar? The National Honey Board recommends four adjustments:🍯 Start by swapping honey...
10/13/2026

Want to bake with honey instead of sugar? The National Honey Board recommends four adjustments:

🍯 Start by swapping honey for up to half the sugar.
🍯 Cut the liquid by 1/4 cup for every cup of honey.
🍯 Add about 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda per cup of honey.
🍯 Lower the oven 25 degrees so it doesn’t over-brown.

One more tip: coat your measuring cup with cooking spray first and the honey slides right out.

Conversion chart and recipes on the blog: https://crystalsrawhoney.com/blogs/news/the-best-recipes-for-baking-with-honey

10/08/2026

We keep four honeys in the kitchen, and each one has a job.

Wildflower for everyday and baking. Knotweed for marinades and dark bakes. Cranberry for cheese boards and yogurt. Raspberry for tea and toast.

Which one do you reach for most?

Shop the full lineup: https://crystalsrawhoney.com/collections/raw-honey-jars

Address

96 Dudley Road
Billerica, MA
01821

Opening Hours

Wednesday 10am - 12pm
12:30pm - 2pm
Friday 9am - 1pm
Saturday 9am - 12pm

Telephone

+19786675380

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