I see wax eventually drys out and becomes flaky when left to the elements. Does comb honey stored in a container or in jars of honey ever "go bad"?
Nope. My parents still have some from about 5 years ago, stored in the refrigerator. Tastes the same as the day we got it.
If I remember correctly honey acts as an excellent super saturated sugar preservative and also has other antibacterial/antimicrobial qualities in it's raw form. Anything immersed in honey should be preserved for a very long time.
Quote from: wtiger on July 03, 2008, 02:32:57 AMAnything immersed in honey should be preserved for a very long time.
Nope, it doesn't work. I tried immersing my gas money in honey, but the gas station still took it. :-D
It will crystallize, not that that is a problem for personal use. I've never tried to decrystallize comb honey but I'd imagine its tricky.
I store mine in the freezer, just have to make sure that its sealed well if long term so as to not get the freezer taste on it. Although I did have a frame by itself in there for a while and it didn't get any funny tastes.
Rick