The Marthandam Beekeepers Co-operative Society (Established in 1937), an ISO 9001:2015 certified organization is a supplier of 100% pure, unadulterated, organic raw honey and cured honey. They are recognized by Khadi and Village Industries Commission and certified by Khadi & Village Industries Board.
Their inventory includes raw honey and cured honey. Honey comes in various packaging.
- 1 kg case (12 bottles)
- 500 gms case (24 bottles)
- 200 gms case (50 bottles)
- 100 gms case (50 bottles)
- 50 gms case (100 bottles)
- 25 kg tins
Apart from honey, they also offer value added products like mixed dry fruits and nuts in honey, figs in honey, garlic in honey, chili in honey (kanthari mulaku/capsicum frutescences), Indian gooseberry/amla in honey and ginger in honey.
Honey bee hives, bee stands, barrels, bee extractors, bee’s wax, smoker, bee knife and bees are also sold.
The Society was started in 1937 with 25-Beekeepers and has now increased to 1363 Members with a paid-up share Capital of Rs.2.31-Lakhs. The Honey Purchased by the society is processed, Agmarked (A. Grade) and supplied all over India, in bottles and tins by retail and bulk.
The production of honey is seasonal and depends on climatic conditions, i.e. February to April, every year. (3-months).
Properties of organic raw honey
Honey is made up of glucose, fructose, and minerals such as iron, calcium, phosphate, sodium chlorine, potassium, magnesium. Below is a typical honey profile, according to BeeSource.
- Fructose: 38.2%
- Glucose: 31.3%
- Maltose: 7.1%
- Sucrose: 1.3%
- Water: 17.2%
- Higher sugars: 1.5%
- Ash: 0.2%
- Other/undetermined: 3.2%
The slightly acidic pH level of honey (between 3.2 and 4.5) is what helps prevent the growth of bacteria, while its antioxidant constituents clean up free radicals. The physical properties of honey vary depending on the specific flora that was used to produce it, as well as its water content.
How to identify pure organic raw honey?
- Take a tablespoon of honey and put it in a glass of water. If the honey dissolves, then it is not pure.
Pure honey should stay together as a solid when submerged in water. - Take a bit of honey and mix it with water. Then place four or five drops of vinegar into the solution.
If it turns foamy, the honey might have been adulterated with gypsum. - Scoop a bit of honey into a spoon and let it fall from the spoon. Honey with high water content will
fall quickly. Mature honey of good quality will stay on the spoon or fall very slowly. - Light a match and try to burn some of the honey. If it lights and burns, then it is pure. Impure or low-quality honey often contains extra water that keeps it from burning.
- If you have iodine at home, take some honey, mix it with water, and add a few drops of iodine. If the solution turns blue, then the honey has been adulterated with some sort of starch or flour.
- Take a small piece of old, hard bread and submerge it in the honey. If, when you remove it 10 minutes later, the bread is still hard, then the honey is pure. If there is a lot of water in the honey, the bread
will soften.
What makes honey organic?
Honey is considered organic when it is locally grown and not processed. Organic honey, also known as ‘raw’ honey, does not contain any pesticides or environmental pollutants. Since it does not go through the traditional process for safety, these standards are upheld for honey to be considered organic.
Also, non-organic sugar or antibiotics are not used at any point in organic honey. Organic honey is a natural, healthier and environment-friendly form of honey. There is no handling of pesticides or bioengineered synthetic products in organic honey. This honey is extracted from beehives that are situated in natural locations and the owners have to meet a set of standards that include bees’ management, a proper extraction process and regulated processing temperature.
Organic honey does not contain any residues of pesticides or other toxins found in a factory-produced bottled honey easily available in the market. Also, organic honey undergoes a rigorous process of chemical testing so that there is no deposit in it.
The Marthandam Bee Keeper’s Co-operative Society
(Registered Under Tamil Nadu K. & V. I Board)
Vettumany, Marthandam
Kanyakumari District
TamilNadu
India
Phone: 04651-270288
Cell: 9487020288
http://www.marthandamco-op-honey.com/Default.aspx
YMCA Marthandam Honey Unit
+91 4651 270 260
Mobile: 8056496889
Marthandam Honey Food Products,
Certified by Khadi and Village Industries Board (Govt of India)
D No: 7/66, Adappinakam Vilai, Vilathurai Village,
Kappukad Post 629 162,
Kanyakumari District, Tamilnadu
India
+91 4651 273431
+91 9443356485 / 7708543013
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