Premium Raw Honey

Wild nature, millions of flowers and  pure Scandinavian air creates the perfect environment to produce delicious honey and high quality propolis. It is important for us at Hikiän to offer honey which is unheated and untreated directly from the bee hives. To guarantee premium quality, our beehives can be found in only the most ideal locations in Finland’s country side.

Hikiän raw honey is tested yearly for its HMF levels. Latest tests show HMF levels of 3,8 mg/kg which is exceptionally good.  Finland’s beekeeping association has set guide levels as follows: maximum allowable = 40mg/kg “Good” Quality = 15 mg/kg.

*Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) is a break-down product of fructose. It forms slowly during storage and very quickly when honey is heated.  Fresh natural honey can have varying levels of HMF.  In the hive honey would normally be below 1 mg/kg but levels soon start to rise with temperatures above 20°C. It is usual for HMF to be below 10 mg/kg in fresh extracted honey. Levels higher than this may indicate excessive heating during the extraction process or packaging process.

We at Hikiän have selected Violet glass for packaging. We wish to hand over the products to our clients in such a way that the special quality is completely maintained over a longer time period.