The picture is honey from Tamagawa university, in Japan. According to “guidelines for the domestic natural honey project”defined by the Japan beekeeping association in 1993, “honey production” is.

(1)syrup that is range from light yellow to dark brown with a unique flavor and accompanied by early-evening crystals.
(2)temperature at 20 degrees with a proportion not less than 22% of water.
(3)the content of fructose and glucose is not less than 66g/100g in total.
(4)Sugar 5g/100g or less.
(5)Ash (electrical conductivity) 0.8ms/cm or less.
(6)H.M.F (atarie-methylamine fluferr) below 5.9mg/100g.
(7)1N alkali 5ml or less per 100g free acidity.
(8)starch dextrin negative reaction.
(9)diastase activity value of 10or more.
(10)antibiotics is negative reaction.

It is defined.

In Japan, honey is defined as a sweet colored liquid made by bees with over 78% sugar content. There are also countries outside of Japan that define it as more than 80% sugar content. Japan is a little bit more loose than other countries.

Honey is so high in sugar that sundry bacteria can’t live there, so it has a strong bactericidal effect. It is said that honey was once applied to the affective parts when they were hurt, skin problems, and have a used-by date. The used-by date of things sold in stores is written as about there year.