Why Doesn't Honey Spoil?




WFIU-FM: A Moment of Science: Audio Podcast show

Summary: A jar of honey that's been opened and resealed can stay on the shelf for years. Archaeologists have even found ancient jars with unspoiled honey inside.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WfiuAMomentOfSciencePodcast?a=COjOSuwGxaY:0K9NhLuwPyE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WfiuAMomentOfSciencePodcast?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WfiuAMomentOfSciencePodcast?a=COjOSuwGxaY:0K9NhLuwPyE:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WfiuAMomentOfSciencePodcast?i=COjOSuwGxaY:0K9NhLuwPyE:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WfiuAMomentOfSciencePodcast?a=COjOSuwGxaY:0K9NhLuwPyE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WfiuAMomentOfSciencePodcast?i=COjOSuwGxaY:0K9NhLuwPyE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WfiuAMomentOfSciencePodcast?a=COjOSuwGxaY:0K9NhLuwPyE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WfiuAMomentOfSciencePodcast?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WfiuAMomentOfSciencePodcast?a=COjOSuwGxaY:0K9NhLuwPyE:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WfiuAMomentOfSciencePodcast?i=COjOSuwGxaY:0K9NhLuwPyE:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WfiuAMomentOfSciencePodcast?a=COjOSuwGxaY:0K9NhLuwPyE:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/WfiuAMomentOfSciencePodcast?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WfiuAMomentOfSciencePodcast/~4/COjOSuwGxaY" height="1" width="1">