I s one brand of Honey better than others???

It depends what you mean by 'better', of course. Honey is, first of all, a sweetener, probably the oldest form of sugar known to man. It also has other properties. For example, it is an effective and proven antiseptic and antibiotic and it is also used in folk medicine and 'natural' medicines as a cure for allergies (perhaps because of the pollen and other substances which it also contains). There are many different kinds of sugar, with different arrangements and quantities of the basic carbon, oxygen and hydrogen atoms. Our bodies use sugar in the form of glucose and some types of sugar need converting to glucose in the stomach before they can be used. Honey is a sugar (derived from the nectar of flowers) which has already undergone some processing by the bees. It is therefore somewhat more immediately usable by our bodies than cane, beet or corn sugar (which are all mostly sucrose). There have been attempts at producing 'artificial honey'. One of the more successful ones is sold in the UK as 'Tate and Lyle's Golden Syrup'. It's equivalent elsewhere is often marketed as a heavy corn syrup and usually has no pretensions to being a 'honey substitute'. When something is sold as 'honey', it should, at least contain a high proportion of natural honey though it may be blended and processed (perhaps with added water) to produce a consistent product. The best and, arguably, the most 'healthful' types of honey are those which come from a single flower type and, usually, from one beekeeper's production. Beekeepers know which flower the honey comes from by knowing what flowers are in season and watching the activities of their bees. A colony of bees will usually gather honey from one particular flower at a time but may use many different types in the course of a season. The beekeeper's art consists of controlling his hives and knowing when to take the honey from the hive so that he has honey of one particular type. He will then extract the honey from the combs in a centrifuge and will usually bottle it exactly as it runs out of the extractor. Honey from different flowers has a very different flavour and texture, depending on the flower. Heather honey has a great deal of sugar, is a very thick syrup and readily crystallizes into a solid. Other honeys have different flavours and some are very 'flowery' in taste. Some honeys are very expensive because they are produced in very small quantities from a specific plant. One such is Manuka honey from New Zealand: http://www.pr-inside.com/why-is-manuka-honey-so-expensive-r2864863.htm Honey which is bottled with a piece of the comb should really be honey which is exactly as the bees stored it, in individual cells which were capped, when they were full, with beeswax. Beeswax is quite edible and also has good antiseptic properties, which is why some people like to eat 'comb honey'. I have no doubt that a few manufacturers (but probably NOT individual beekeepers) may have been known to put up jars which contain a piece of comb but are actually mostly extracted and blended honey. The combs are doubtless real but the honey in the jar may not have come from those combs! If you buy honey from the beekeeper or at a farmer's market, you should be assured of genuine and good quality honey (and it usually will be more expensive than the honey you buy at the supermarket, too!)

Are you diabetic? Is that why you are asking about artificial honey? I am not aware of any artificial honey, although I have heard of having corn syrup mixed in.Honey is a sugar. It takes longer for your body to break it down and it has some trace minerals. It also tastes "sweeter" than sugar, so you may use less. As far as I know, honey comb in a jar is always real. It is good for your allergies if you can find honey produced near where you live as it helps you with your reaction to pollen.

i don't know that one brand is better than another but Clove honey is very good. When my daughter and I came home from vacation in June we brought some huckleberry honey. Had a hint of the berry flavor to it. I think a local brand would be the one I would chose first. Others may be more processed.