NOW CLOSED Rowse Honey feedback thread

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This thread is for the MNers who have tested Rowse Honey. Everyone who adds feedback on this thread will be entered into a prize draw where 5 winners will win a picnic hamper worth £100.

Below are some questions to get you started. Please feel free to add your own comments as well.

1. Overall, how did you find the honey to use? What did you like best about it? What didn't you like, and why?

1. When did you use the honey? Was it mainly as an ingredient in cooking or as a spread?

1. Did you use the honey in any recipes? If so, please do add your recipe to the MN recipe page and link to it here - we'd love to hear about it

1. Did you get anyone else to try the honey apart from you? What did they think (including your children if they tried it)?

1. If you weren't a regular honey user before, now that you've tried it, do you think you'll buy honey on a regular basis? If yes, would you consider using honey instead of other spreads (e.g. jam, marmalade, chocolate spread etc.) or would you use it for other things? If not, why?

1. Again, if you weren't a regular honey user before, what were the reasons why you didn't buy honey very often? Has this test changed your opinion of honey at all?

1. If it came up in conversation, do you think you would recommend Rowse honey to your friends?

1. Lastly, imagine you were the marketing director for Rowse, how do you think you would go about getting more Mums to buy honey?

Thanks very much for taking part,
MNHQ

1. It was lovely and runny. It had a nice, 'honey' (rather than bland) flavour. All too often I buy an expensive honey and it tastes like sugar syrup, rather than something made from flowers. I agree that it is easier for children to use the squeezy bottles, but I loved the glass jar.

1. I used it as a spread for scones, drizzled over full fat greek yogurt (yum!), and to sweeten mint tea for my youngest.

1. I didn't use it in any recipes

1. The whole family tried it, and it was a huge success.

1. Am a regular honey ueser

1. I would say that it had good flavour

1. The natural sugar angle is a really good one. And the fact that it is soothing (at least in this house) - it's very much seen as a comfort food. Like a hug in a jar (or squeezy bottle )

Thanks for letting us be involved!

1. Overall, how did you find the honey to use? What did you like best about it? What didn't you like, and why?

The jar was great, although the lid was very difficult the first time. I like glass jars they are pretty.

1. When did you use the honey? Was it mainly as an ingredient in cooking or as a spread?

as a spread on toast.

1. Did you use the honey in any recipes? If so, please do add your recipe to the MN recipe page and link to it here - we'd love to hear about it

1. Did you get anyone else to try the honey apart from you? What did they think (including your children if they tried it)?

Yes, all three children tried it for the first time. The littlest and oldest loved it but the middle boy didn't like honey.

1. If you weren't a regular honey user before, now that you've tried it, do you think you'll buy honey on a regular basis? If yes, would you consider using honey instead of other spreads (e.g. jam, marmalade, chocolate spread etc.) or would you use it for other things? If not, why?

Yes I would buy it and yes I will use it as an alternative especially to choc spread.

1. Again, if you weren't a regular honey user before, what were the reasons why you didn't buy honey very often? Has this test changed your opinion of honey at all?

Just never tried it - the children have marmite or other spreads. I thought it was not good for them being too sweet and too much sugar.

1. If it came up in conversation, do you think you would recommend Rowse honey to your friends?

Yes I would.

1. Lastly, imagine you were the marketing director for Rowse, how do you think you would go about getting more Mums to buy honey?

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1. Overall, how did you find the honey to use? What did you like best about it? What didn't you like, and why?

I found it lovely to use - though i'm normally a set-honey fan, it wasn't so sticky that i couldn't dole it out cleanly.
I loved the smell best. warm, sweet - like a summer meadow in full sun. I also lied that after eating it it disolves nicely in the mouth, ot eaving the feeling my teeth are being eaten by the sugar for hours after.
the actual flavour wasn't that strong.

1. When did you use the honey? Was it mainly as an ingredient in cooking or as a spread?

Used - as spread on crumpets - nice counterpoint to the flavour of the crumpet. no so overpowering I couldn't taste the flouriness. Also, my daughter loved it in her yoghurt and enjoyed mixing her own in, she says she thought it tasted like 'rice pudding' and 'strawberry jam' my son returned an empty bowl.

1. Did you use the honey in any recipes? If so, please do add your recipe to the MN recipe page and link to it here - we'd love to hear about it

no, no baking done sorry. i can give you a good recipe for mead though :

6 jars honey (3-4lbs depending how sweet you like your mead)
about 4 litres of water
yeast.

warm honey on hob, use water to rinse jars.
pour into demijohn, stir yeast in half-pint of water with a little honey (war but very definitenly not hot - will kill the yeast) - add into demijohn and top up to fill any spare space.

you can use any yeast - champagne produces a very boozy drink, sauternes is good too..

keep under cork and bubbler until foentation finished.

rack off lees and put away for at least a year.

drink:)

1. Did you get anyone else to try the honey apart from you? What did they think (including your children if they tried it)?

my husband loved it - he likes runny honey more than me. good flavour (noticeably btter than value honey whih has a slightly sharper even acidic tast.) children have been requesting honey...

on rice pudding
porridge
yoghurt

1. If you weren't a regular honey user before, now that you've tried it, do you think you'll buy honey on a regular basis? If yes, would you consider using honey instead of other spreads (e.g. jam, marmalade, chocolate spread etc.) or would you use it for other things? If not, why?

it is much better as a mixer in things than jam (which tnds o stay in lumps rather than flavour the whole thing)
hoey is very expensive relative to our budget and he cheap stuf just sn't this nice so we won't b buyng more. i thinkwe may buy some to make mead out of though :)

1. Again, if you weren't a regular honey user before, what were the reasons why you didn't buy honey very often? Has this test changed your opinion of honey at all?

it made me realise how much the kidslike it - and the amounts they eat (2tsp per pudding) ar so small a jar lasts really well...

1. If it came up in conversation, do you think you would recommend Rowse honey to your friends?

absolutely.

1. Lastly, imagine you were the marketing director for Rowse, how do you think you would go about getting more Mums to buy honey?

advertising - promotion
involving kids in the story of how it is made. my kids loved the fact that bees made it using flowers (they are very small)
showing people feeding it to kids over 1 - showing ways of eating it, lots of ideas

many people have commented on putting it in a squeezy bottle - unfortunately i associate squeezy bottle with low-quality product (such as syrup)
i like the six-sided jar, though the design is a little too subtle - more bee, less pastel colour?
or soehow produce squeezy bottle that looks quality?

NGHelen what's the deadline for posting feedback to still make the draw?

TheNewStig - ideally we'd like your feedback in the next couple of days but we probably won't do the draw until next week to give folks the chance to add their feedback at the weekend.

can mange by the end of weekend, will struggle during week atm. thanks for such a quick reply :)

Thanks for the chance to try Rowse's honey.

• Overall, how did you find the honey to use? What did you like best about it? What didn't you like, and why?

Overall, I thought this honey was ok. It's easier to use in cooking as its so runny but I wouldn't have it on my toast. I prefer a honey to have more texture and more flavour and I usually buy local honey and not a blended one. I really liked the jar and wouldn't want a squeezy bottle though maybe the children would find it less messy. I prefer jars and spoons!

• When did you use the honey? Was it mainly as an ingredient in cooking or as a spread?

I used it in flapjacks and tried it on my toast but I will save it for cooking.

• Did you get anyone else to try the honey apart from you? What did they think (including your children if they tried it)?

My children tried and declared it 'nice' but they prefer jam or peanut butter as a spread.

• If you weren't a regular honey user before, now that you've tried it, do you think you'll buy honey on a regular basis? If yes, would you consider using honey instead of other spreads (e.g. jam, marmalade, chocolate spread etc.) or would you use it for other things? If not, why?

I am a regular honey user. I may try and encourage my children to eat more as a variation on the other spreads and I would probably buy them a runnier one though again probably not blended.

• Again, if you weren't a regular honey user before, what were the reasons why you didn't buy honey very often? Has this test changed your opinion of honey at all?

I suppose I have thought about it whereas before I just bought the one I liked! It would be nice if the children ate more.

• If it came up in conversation, do you think you would recommend Rowse honey to your friends?

I wouldn't particularly recommend this one as there are other Rowse honeys that I'd be more inclined to pick off the shelf for reasons already mentioned but I would recommend using honey.

• Lastly, imagine you were the marketing director for Rowse, how do you think you would go about getting more Mums to buy honey?

I would market it as a versatile natural sugar with health benefits, and one that supports bees.

It tasted nice, but I was disappointed it was a blended honey from the eu and non eu. The jar was pretty

on toast and yoghurt

3.no.

my daughter enjoyed it

We regularly use honey

1. We regularly use honey

1. no, I usually buy unblended honeys.

1. publish recipes for honey for childrens treats and meals

1. I loved the honey, it was a bit runnier than brands I've bought before but tasted so much nicer.

1. I used it in a few different ways - as spread, on yoghurt for breakfast, as a drink in hot water and lemon and in a recipe for marinated chicken and one for granola.

1. I used it as a marinade for chicken and also to make some breakfast granola.

1. My DD tried it on toast and in yoghurt and ate both with a smile!

1. yes definitely for use as spread and in recipes etc

1. I stopped buying it a few years ago when there was a shortage and it suddenly became really expensive. This has reminded me how much I like it and how useful it is to have some in the cupboard

1. yes

1. Highlight health benefits and also has lots of uses and is a good cupboard staple

Honey roast parsnips!!
honey mustard salmon
and I've sweetened DD pasta sauce with a dash of honey.

easy to use but a squeezy bottle would be preferred.

I would highlight the health benefits and the natural ingregient that honey is.

1. Loved the amber colour, the consistency and that it was in a jar.

1. Gosh what a good week to have the honey in! DH was putting it in his lemsip and DD was having a dib as a sweetener after medicine. Other than that it was used as a spread.

1. I'd wanted to do the corn-on-the-cob-fried-with-honey thing that DD likes - maybe I will.

1. Just DD, DH and I. I had offered some to a friend of DD's who came to play - but she knew she wouldn't like it.

1. Yes. Regularly - but not on my weekly shop like something that always in.

1. Cost. And, I don't know, it's almost too nice to be anything other than a treat.

My opinion's changed in that I think it is a treat worth having around more often.

1. I would recommend it now yes.

1. Summer: Nature/bees/flowers/english countryside/wholesome/goodness/ecosystem

Winter: maybe a touch of medicinal as it proved a comfort to poorly DH and DD. SharonGless made a good point about the banned cough medicines.

1. Overall, how did you find the honey to use? What did you like best about it? What didn't you like, and why?

I thought it was far too runny. we are a honey family, and this was by far the runniest I have ever come across. the jar was nice, and it was a good, medium colour (although this did not translate to the depth of taste I was expecting).

1. When did you use the honey? Was it mainly as an ingredient in cooking or as a spread?

used mainly as a spread, but also in hot chocolate as a sweetener (dissolved well - well it would, being practically there already )

1. Did you use the honey in any recipes?

not yet, but have line da couple up to try.

1. Did you get anyone else to try the honey apart from you? What did they think (including your children if they tried it)?

we all (me, dh, and 2 dds) tried it. dh was no timpressed (he is the biggest honey monster of the family). thought it was alright, but no more than that. dd2 also unimpressed, as she coudln't keep all her honey in her sandwich . dd1 liked it - she like dthe flavour, and liked the shape of the jar, but she struggled with making her sandwich, as the honey was so runny (she can normally cope fine).

1. If you weren't a regular honey user before, now that you've tried it, do you think you'll buy honey on a regular basis? If yes, would you consider using honey instead of other spreads (e.g. jam, marmalade, chocolate spread etc.) or would you use it for other things? If not, why?

we are regular honey users.

1. Again, if you weren't a regular honey user before, what were the reasons why you didn't buy honey very often? Has this test changed your opinion of honey at all?

we are regular honey users.

1. If it came up in conversation, do you think you would recommend Rowse honey to your friends?

I liked the taste. sometimes I find the specific taste honeys to eb a little overpowering, adn thought this was a good middle gorund honey - good taste, but not overpowering at all. I think I would recommned it, but caution re: the stickiness/runniness.

1. Lastly, imagine you were the marketing director for Rowse, how do you think you would go about getting more Mums to buy honey?

I think playing up the natural sugars aspect, aong with the health benefits vs sugars/sweeteners would work.

thank you very much for letting us try the honey - we all enjoyed it, and the dds are tickled to think their comments are important.

I'm not on your panel but happened to buy a 250ml jar today in Waitrose as DD's class has a Winnie the Pooh day tomorrow for WBD, and they want picnic food contributions for the afternoon.

I made this honey cake using the Rowse honey, and it looks fantastic. The honey came out of the jar really easily and the cake smells fantastic. I will buy it again and make the cake again so the family can all enjoy it.

HTH

I am so going to make that!

1. Overall, how did you find the honey to use? What did you like best about it? What didn't you like, and why?

Easy enough to use, but would've preferred a squeezy bottle - less waste.

1. When did you use the honey? Was it mainly as an ingredient in cooking or as a spread?

Bit of both - mainly on toast, with porridge and in flapjacks

1. Did you use the honey in any recipes? If so, please do add your recipe to the MN recipe page and link to it here - we'd love to hear about it

Flapjacks 200g brown sugar 200g butter 200g honey 400g oats Pre heat oven to 180 degrees (not sure what gas mark sorry) Melt sugar, butter and oats in a pan. Once melted, remove from heat, and mix in oats. Put mixture into a 20cm x 30cm greased tray, and cook for approx 15-mins Take out and leave to cool, then cut into what size pieces you want

1. Did you get anyone else to try the honey apart from you? What did they think (including your children if they tried it)?

The ds love honey anyway, but dh and I both commented on how light it tasted. Not too gloopy like others.

1. If you weren't a regular honey user before, now that you've tried it, do you think you'll buy honey on a regular basis? If yes, would you consider using honey instead of other spreads (e.g. jam, marmalade, chocolate spread etc.) or would you use it for other things? If not, why?

Regular honey user, but purely down to cost implications, don't think I'd use Rowse for baking/cooking, but save it for toast etc

1. Again, if you weren't a regular honey user before, what were the reasons why you didn't buy honey very often? Has this test changed your opinion of honey at all?

1. If it came up in conversation, do you think you would recommend Rowse honey to your friends?

Yes

1. Lastly, imagine you were the marketing director for Rowse, how do you think you would go about getting more Mums to buy honey?

Think they're are doing a good enough job on that score

Meant to add-

Thought the jar was very pretty, and agree that the natural sweetner angle could be promoted a lot more.

We use honey on cereal, instead of sugar, because it seems healthier, and don't need to use as much as you would do sugar, iyswim.

Thank you for giving my family the chance to try Rowse Honey

1.I found it very easy to get out of the jar and to spread.A little runny so some did end up on the worktop.The taste was very smooth and not as strong as some honeys i have tasted.

2.I used the honey as a spread on toast

3.I havent used the honey in any recipes yet but Im planning ot maybe try a recipe for flapjacks or to use as a marinade.

4.My children tried the honey and both really liked it.

5.We are not regular honey users and was the firs time I gave it to my children.They loved it so I think we will try to use it in more regular snacks/meals.

6.Didnt use it before as just didnt really think about it.I think we will be getting honey more in the future.

7.Yes I would recommend it

8.I would concentrate on healthy snacks it could be used for .

1. Overall, how did you find the honey to use? What did you like best about it? What didn't you like, and why?

I liked it. I especially liked the glass jar shaped like a honeycomb with little bees on it. Easy to use a spoon to remove honey. Nice flavour, very fresh and grassy but not too sickly sweet. No unpleasant aftertaste.

1. When did you use the honey? Was it mainly as an ingredient in cooking or as a spread?

I used it drizzled on porridge with sliced banana, plain greek yogurt and cinnamon. Also in a marinade for pork with soy sauce, teriyaki sauce and chopped fresh ginger (yum). My son likes honey as a spread on rice cakes.

1. Did you use the honey in any recipes? If so, please do add your recipe to the MN recipe page and link to it here - we'd love to hear about it

Used it in marinade as above.

1. Did you get anyone else to try the honey apart from you? What did they think (including your children if they tried it)?

We all ate the marinated pork and that is a very popular meal (I have made it before with apricot jam, but was delicious with Rowse honey). My son who loves Australian honey, tried it by the spoonful and said how nice it tasted.

1. If you weren't a regular honey user before, now that you've tried it, do you think you'll buy honey on a regular basis? If yes, would you consider using honey instead of other spreads (e.g. jam, marmalade, chocolate spread etc.) or would you use it for other things? If not, why?

I regularly buy honey. I use it in cooking and if my husband or I are coming down with a cold, we drink honey and lemon (a spoonful of honey with the juice of half a lemon in boiling water). I have also cooked gammon with honey and grainy mustard as a coating. Also use honey in a mint sauce for lamb.

1. Again, if you weren't a regular honey user before, what were the reasons why you didn't buy honey very often? Has this test changed your opinion of honey at all?

I always have honey in the cupboard. I previously bought own brand Australian honey, but now I would look for Rowse. (though I have bought Rowse Manuka honey before when we were all poorly with sore throats!!)

1. If it came up in conversation, do you think you would recommend Rowse honey to your friends?

Yes, without hesitation.

1. Lastly, imagine you were the marketing director for Rowse, how do you think you would go about getting more Mums to buy honey?

I like the versatility of honey as a sweetener and far prefer to use a more natural product to using sugar eg on porridge. Making vegetables special..at Christmas I put a spoonful of honey and butter on the carrots. Honey can make an everyday meal into something special!! eg pork steaks become an oriental treat, gammon given a tasty crust, porridge with a masterchef twist, and carrots given a Christmas shine.

Thank you Mumsnet and Rowse for giving my family the opportunity to be taste testers!

Thank you for my honey!

1. Overall, how did you find the honey to use? What did you like best about it? What didn't you like, and why?

Really easy to use - liked the wide neck to the glass jar, and as it's so runny it's not nearly as sticky as some other honeys, so easier to clean up!
Didn't like the fact it was blended honey, definitely prefer to buy British.

2. When did you use the honey? Was it mainly as an ingredient in cooking or as a spread?

Mainly as an ingredient, but it's lush on crumpets!

3. Did you use the honey in any recipes? If so, please do add your recipe to the MN recipe page and link to it here - we'd love to hear about it grin

Yes, but as I make things up as I go along, there aren't really any written recipes! Used in flapjack (instead of syrup), teriyaki chicken, honey & lemon roast chicken, honey roast parsnips. Also used a fair bit in honey and lemon drinks as we've had sore throats.

^4. Did you get anyone else to try the honey apart from you? What did they think (including your children if they tried it)?

Yes, but only in recipes. My eldest doesn't like it as a spread (don't know why he's gone off it, he used to love it!), but my youngest adores it on crumpets! (he's only 16 months, so doesn't really talk much for constructive feedback , but it's met with a massive grin and "Nom, nom, nom, more!!"

5. If you weren't a regular honey user before, now that you've tried it, do you think you'll buy honey on a regular basis? If yes, would you consider using honey instead of other spreads (e.g. jam, marmalade, chocolate spread etc.) or would you use it for other things? If not, why?

Am a regular purchaser/user already, at least one jar a month, both as a spread and in recipes.

6. Again, if you weren't a regular honey user before, what were the reasons why you didn't buy honey very often? Has this test changed your opinion of honey at all?

N/A

7. If it came up in conversation, do you think you would recommend Rowse honey to your friends?

For sure, yes.

8. Lastly, imagine you were the marketing director for Rowse, how do you think you would go about getting more Mums to buy honey?

Play on the fact that it's natural, and it's comforting! Includng recipes on the jar (fold out label type) that are child friendly (both nutritionally and for them to help make).

Thanks again Mumsnet and Rowse for letting me join in and try it

1. Loved the Honey not too sweet, no crystals. Personally I liked the jar easy to use and looked quaint though DD prefers squeezy bottles!

1. I used it on toast, in yoghurt, mixed in porridge. Used drizzles over a baked ham, stir fry etc. I also swear by a glass of hot juice and honey for colds and sore throats

3 I made a Honey Cream Icing for Cupcakes by making normal buttercream and adding 2 teaspoons of honey (or more depending on pref) lovely! Would like more ideas though.

4 We all tried it, DH only likes straight on toast or in Main Meals as too sweet but me and DD have it on anything!

1. My DD has honey regularly and I forgot how nice it was, will now use more regularly.

1. As above, forgot how good it was. Never really thought of using it myself unless had the cold.

1. I would recommend Rowse all the time

1. The fact that it is so versatile not just for toast or hot drinks! Adds a lovely dimension to many dishes. A recipe website/ book would help. For mothers the health benefits as a replacement natural sweetner would be the biggest appeal. Finally revision of cost- many mums go for the cheaper supermarket brand.

1. Really liked the flavour. Much nicer than what we usually buy. I liked the jar but I would never buy a jar. Squeezy bottle much better for dcs self service breakfast.

1. On toast and cereal. I've never cooked with honey but I do use maple syrup for cooking.

1. No

1. Dh and dcs all prefered it to our usual honey

1. I would rather have other spread than honey. I like the dcs to have nut spreads or fish/eggs/beans on toast for the protien. I wouldn't encourage them to have honey over jam. I buy it mainly to go on cereal/porridge.

1. I've always bought the chheapest squeezy bottle before. I might 'upgrade' now depending on cost but I couldn't leave my unsupervised dcs with that jar or it would only last 5 mins.

1. Yes because it tasted really nice.

1. Recipes, why its better than white sugar, versitility. Not sure how to persuade people to buy Rowes in paticular rather than honey in general. When I say recipes I don't mean flapjacks, everyone can already make those. I would rather have recipes for actual meals than snacks but snacks might be good as a 'back to school' thing in August for lunchboxes.

1. Overall, how did you find the honey to use? What did you like best about it? What didn't you like, and why?

tasted amazing - won't be buying value honey again! not sure about the jar, the squeezy bottles are easier imo

1. When did you use the honey? Was it mainly as an ingredient in cooking or as a spread?

as a spread but sometimes do use it in salad dressings (bring on the summer!)

1. Did you use the honey in any recipes? If so, please do add your recipe to the MN recipe page and link to it here - we'd love to hear about it

no

1. Did you get anyone else to try the honey apart from you? What did they think (including your children if they tried it)?

kids and dh tried it - they liked it well enough

1. If you weren't a regular honey user before, now that you've tried it, do you think you'll buy honey on a regular basis? If yes, would you consider using honey instead of other spreads (e.g. jam, marmalade, chocolate spread etc.) or would you use it for other things? If not, why?

buy honey sometimes - would probably try to make sure i had honey in the house now

1. Again, if you weren't a regular honey user before, what were the reasons why you didn't buy honey very often? Has this test changed your opinion of honey at all?

I probably would buy it now and would definitely ditch the value stuff!

1. If it came up in conversation, do you think you would recommend Rowse honey to your friends?

yes

1. Lastly, imagine you were the marketing director for Rowse, how do you think you would go about getting more Mums to buy honey?

I think I'd promote the benefits of it over refined sugar and try to get some cooking ideas out there

1. Overall, how did you find the honey to use? What did you like best about it? What didn't you like, and why?

I liked the rich natural taste and it was far better than the supermarket honey we normally buy. The jar it came in was also very pretty. I didn't have any dislikes.

2. When did you use the honey? Was it mainly as an ingredient in cooking or as a spread?

We used it both as a spread (on toast, in sandwiches and on ryvitas) and as a sweetener (in porridge)

3. Did you use the honey in any recipes? If so, please do add your recipe to the MN recipe page and link to it here - we'd love to hear about it

Sadly not - a busy week meant I was too tired to do any baking.

4. Did you get anyone else to try the honey apart from you? What did they think (including your children if they tried it)?

I couldn't keep DH out of the jar and he ate about 1/4 of the jar over a couple of days before I even had some. DS refused to eat it on bread but enjoyed licking it off a spoon and was quite excited about the idea we could use it in our next cake making session.

5. If you weren't a regular honey user before, now that you've tried it, do you think you'll buy honey on a regular basis? If yes, would you consider using honey instead of other spreads (e.g. jam, marmalade, chocolate spread etc.) or would you use it for other things? If not, why?

I have always had honey in the cupboard but I will definitely use it more as a spread.

6. Again, if you weren't a regular honey user before, what were the reasons why you didn't buy honey very often? Has this test changed your pinion of honey at all?

We didn't buy honey that often. I think because this jar had far more flavour than the supermarket brand we bought previously it will now be considered more often as an alternative for spreads.

7. If it came up in conversation, do you think you would recommend Rowse honey to your friends?

Yes as a honey with flavour.

8. Lastly, imagine you were the marketing director for Rowse, how do you think you would go about getting more Mums to buy honey?

Mention it's natural and tasty. Have some promotional friendly bee characters that would appeal to children and offers to collect items (e.g. education pack to learn about bees making honey).

1. I loved the runniness and the lovely texture. The fact that it didn't go grainy. The beautiful look of it. I'm a glass jar fan, despite the practical drawbacks. The only thing I didn't like was its tendency to absorb things like butter when used on toast.

1. As a spread. DD had a sore throat so gave her the honey and lemon drink (which didn't go down too well). Used it as a glaze for ham and roast veg. In the bedroom, very tasty! Also mixed with hoi sin and soy sauce for a salmon marinade.

1. Yes. Since DD has only just turned 1 it was her first taste of honey and she clearly loved it (except as aforementioned when mixed with lemon). She's not usually allowed many sweet things so it was a real treat for her.

1. Yes, I always used it a bit but fell out of the habit when doing BLW as I needed to cook meals we could all eat. I'll definitely re-integrate it now.

1. Yes, it's delish! The only negative is that I prefer to use local honey to help with my hayfever.

1. Do more research into the health benefits, particularly against allergies, and tailor the product accordingly.