CLAYING HONEY IS A NATURAL PRO- CESS THAT OCCURS IN UNHEATED HONEY. CRYSTALLIZATION OF HONEY IS NOT A REASON FOR POOR QUALITY HONEY AND VICE VERSA. THE CLAY STARTS FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE CON- TAINER AND GRADUALLY MOVES UP- WARDS, WHICH IN MOST CASES CLOSES UNIFORMLY LIKE A SPHERE.
