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How to store fresh honeycomb

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Rachel Acosta

Updated on January 09, 2026

What is the best way to store honeycomb?

Place the honeycomb in an airtight container and keep it at room temperature. On the kitchen counter is a perfect storage place. Honeycomb does not spoil. It will not go bad as long as it is protected from moisture.

How long can you keep fresh honeycomb?

Honey and honeycomb do not expire. Ever. Unless the honeycomb is stored improperly or moisture is introduced to the container. Store honeycomb at room temperature in a sealed container or jar and your honeycomb will keep as long as it takes you to eat it (not long for a bee charmer).

Can you put raw honeycomb in the fridge?

Storing Raw Honeycomb

Your raw honeycomb should be stored at room temperature, not in the fridge. Honeycomb can be kept for a long time as due to its antibiotic properties it will not ‘go off’.

Should you put honeycomb in the fridge?

Store in a sealed container somewhere cool and dry – not the fridge. The honeycomb will keep for a week. Try dipping the pieces of honeycomb in melted chocolate – they will keep for longer, about 1 month.

Why is my honeycomb not crunchy?

The secret to making golden honeycomb with a satisfying shatter is in the heating of the sugar syrup to the correct temperature. Honeycomb is essentially hot toffee blended with a little bicarbonate of soda to make it bubble and foam. This makes the honeycomb sticky and doesn’t allow it to set correctly.

How do you store a chewy Honeycomb?

In an airtight container or it will go soft. A glass container works best. DO NOT STORE HONEYCOMB IN THE FRIDGE otherwise it will go soft.