Pure Honey can stay fresh for even 2000 years. If stored properly (in a sealed contained away from humidity), honey has a shelf life of, well, forever. This is due to honey’s hygroscopy and low pH, two qualities that make it difficult for the sticky substance to spoil.
Honey is anti-bacterial in nature and has a pH of about 3.26 -4.48 which makes survival of any kind of bacteria in it almost impossible.
Then you may ask, why we have mentioned an expiry date on our honey bottles?
Well, , the Indian and international food laws (like FSSAI, USFDA,etc) make it mandatory to mention a best before date or expiry date on the label of all packed foods. So we really don’t have a choice but to mention the Best before date on our honey bottles.