Honey Foam
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Bottling honey can generate air bubbles that form into white top foam. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins)
Honey Foam
I’ve been bottling honey for Christmas gifts and noticed that some of my honey is getting a little white foam beard on top.
When I started beekeeping over a decade ago, I remember an experienced beekeeper telling me this is one of several ways to identify real honey. The white foam is actually air bubbles caused by stirring honey in the bottling process. Although most bottling advice notes to let gravity naturally decant honey into bottles so the white foam stays in the bottling bucket, there is nothing wrong with honey with a white top.
As I was bottling honey, I found myself spooning whatever white foam was on my honey into a container. Looking closer, I realized how much it looks like whipped topping.
White honey foam has a similar consistency to whipped topping. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins)
I decided to use the honey foam in a cup of hot green tea. It was so good, adding just a hint of sweetness.
One teaspoon of honey foam in a cup of green tea, so delicious! (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins)
I am currently testing how long the honey foam lasts as a foam. So far, some of the honey foam has remained in its frothy form for several days.
Saving honey foam for later use. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins)
Looks like the head on beer, doesn’t it.
You can’t buy honey foam but if you live with a beekeeper, put in your dibs for the jar of honey foam. It’s a nice little treat!
