Simply Dunn Honey

05/31/2026

I think it’s hot outside!!

05/22/2026

I bet that queen was cursing that worker bee that blew the whistle to say it’s time to swam before the heavens opened up with the storms we’ve had.

05/12/2026

Our bee tags came in. Thank you Elizabeth!

04/29/2026

After freezing the pollen in a bag for a couple of days, this is the next stage of processing pollen. We slowly drop the pollen in front of a fan to “blow off” extra parts that you don’t want in your pollen jars.

04/08/2026

One day of pollen collecting from 4 hives in the same yard. We are amazed at the color and amount varied from each collection.

02/08/2026

Simply Dunn talking about different techniques of doing splits at our Pine Belt Beekeepers group. If you’re not a member of a local beekeeper group, we encourage you to join. There is a wealth of information to be had.

01/14/2026

This is a very interesting explanation of honey crystallization.

🍯Honey Crystallization?
Many consumes have yet not understood the behavior of real honey. Here are some tips
Honey crystallization (also called granulation) is when liquid honey naturally turns solid or semi-solid over time. It happens because honey is a supersaturated solution of sugars (mainly glucose and fructose) in water. Since there’s more sugar than water can permanently hold, glucose tends to form tiny crystals.

Factors That Affect Crystallization.
1. Sugar Composition..... High glucose honeys (like clover, canola) → crystallize quickly.
High fructose honeys (like acacia) → stay liquid for years.

2. Water Content
Less water → faster crystallization.

3. Temperature
Fastest crystallization: 10–15 °C (50–59 °F).
Slower: >25 °C (77 °F) or near refrigeration/freezing.

4. Nucleation Sites
Pollen grains, wax particles, air bubbles → act as “seeds” for crystals to grow.

Crystallized honey has unchanged Nutritional quality if it hasn’t been overheated.

How to Liquefy Crystallized Honey
Place the jar in warm water (~40 °C / 104 °F) and stir.

To Control Crystallization
Store at room temperature (20–25 °C / 68–77 °F).
Use glass jars instead of plastic (less porous).
Filter out particles if you want honey to stay liquid.

12/25/2025

From both of us at Simply Dunn Honey, we want to thank all of our past, present and future customers for their dedicated loyalty to our products. We started off small and have grown enough to supply your needs, but not too big that we cannot be easily contacted. We wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a joyful New Year. Much love from “The Dunn’s”

12/17/2025

Dang! Two pounds of crystallized honey in a plastic bottle. It’s going to be slow work to have this look pretty and not melt the bottle.

11/09/2025

Simply Dunn Honey teaching “Honey harvesting on a shoestring budget”! It was a great success.