Huge volumes of low cost honey are being imported into the United States every year. Two thirds of the honey consumed in the united states is imported leaving the domestic sales competing to sell their product. Domestic beekeepers have had no choice but to sell their honey below value in order to pay the bills. While it is perfectly legal to import and sell foreign honey in the US if the origin is stated, in some cases the country or countries of origin can be illegally hidden or mislabelled. The honey can also have been secretly and fraudulently adulterated, or bulked out, with corn syrup or other cheaper ingredients. Honey imported into the USA is not being subjected to the same regulations as the domestic honey therefore allowing adulterated labels or bulk honey to be placed on shelves. US beekeepers believe stronger regulations need to be set in place in order to save the domestic honey market Read more