When Wild Honey Refuses to Stay Still

Wild Tualang honey doesn’t always behave.

Most of the time, it sits quietly in its jar- golden, calm, unassuming.
And sometimes… it doesn’t.

Because our honey is raw, unheated, and harvested directly from the rainforest, certain batches can become more active over time. They bubble a little. They build natural pressure. Occasionally, they decide they don’t quite want to stay contained.

In the video above, our founder and honey sommelier, Nirwana, talks through what you might notice in some jars of wild Tualang honey and why it happens.

This isn’t a fault.
It isn’t poor packing.
And no, the honey hasn’t “gone bad”.

This is the beginning, freshly filled jars, still and composed.
What happens next depends entirely on the honey.

Why this happens

Wild Tualang honey carries enzymes and wild yeasts from the forest. Depending on the season, moisture levels, and temperature, some batches are simply more energetic than others.

When that energy builds up, the honey may:

• bubble gently

• appear foamy at the surface

• release natural gases

• or, on occasion, find a small escape route past the seal

Industrial honey never does this. It’s been heated, filtered, and taught to behave.
Wild honey, on the other hand, still has a mind of its own.

What we do before shipping

Before any jars leave us, we lay them flat for several days as part of our leak-testing process.
This allows us to observe how each batch settles, moves, or reacts especially those that are a little more spirited.

Even then, wild honey can still surprise us later on. That’s simply the nature of working with something real.

Why we let it be

At Eat Honey Pretty, we could quiet the honey.
We could heat it, stabilise it, and make every jar behave exactly the same.

But that would mean taking away the very thing that makes wild honey what it is.

So we don’t.

We accept a little movement.
A little unpredictability.
And the reminder that real food isn’t designed to be perfectly obedient.

Is it safe?

Yes, absolutely.

If your honey becomes active:

• store the jar upright

• keep it away from heat

• wipe the lid if needed

Then carry on enjoying it.

Honey that comes from a real place

Wild honey comes from a forest that doesn’t follow schedules or spreadsheets.
It responds to rain, heat, bloom, and time.

Every now and then, it shows us that.

And honestly?
We wouldn’t want it any other way