Replace Molasses with Honey?

Honey is currently the more convenient option... anyone out there that's tried it? and can say it's safe?

And how far into flowering should I start feeding it with molasses/honey?

Thanks.

....anyone?

I have never used honey, but I have used 3 tbls of brown sugar and let it sit over nite and nad used it with 2 gallons of water. mine turned out realy good

yeah... Thats pretty much the same i guess.. But i dont have any brown sugar lyin around either...
Anyone else use honey?

Nutrition Facts Serving Size: (100 grams)
Amount Per Serving Calories: 304
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0g 0% Saturated Fat 0g 0% Cholesterol 0mg 0% Sodium 4mg 0% Total Carboydrates 82g 27% Dietary Fiber 0g ~ Sugars 82g ~ Protein 0g 0% Vitamin A 0%
Vitamin C 0% Iron 2%
Calcium 0% *Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs

Nutrient Information

Vitamins

%DV Vitamin A 0 IU 0% Retinol 0 mcg
Retional Activity Equivalent 0 mcg
Alpha Carotene 0 mcg
Beta Carotene 0 mcg
Beta Cryptoxanthin 0 mcg
Lycopene 0 mcg
Lutein + Zeaxanthin 0 mcg
Vitamin C 0.5 mg 0% Vitamin E 0 mg 0% Vitamin K 0 mcg 0% Thiamin 0 mg 0% Riboflavin 0.038 mg 2% Niacin 0.121 mg 0% Vitamin B6 0.024 mg 1% Vitamin B12 0 mcg 0% Folate 2 mcg 0% Food Folate 2 5.6 mcg ~ Folic Acid 0 mcg ~ Dietary Folate Equivalents 2 mcg ~ Pantothenic Acid 0.068 mcg 0%
Minerals

%DV Calcium 6 mg 0% Iron 0.42 mg 2% Magnesium 2 mg 0% Phosphorus 4 mg 0% Potassium 52 mg 2% Sodium 4 mg 0% Zinc 0.22 mg 1% Copper 0.036 mg 1% Manganese 0.08 mg 4% Selenium 0.8 mcg 1%
Fats

%DV Total Fat 0 mg 0% Saturated Fat 0 mg 0% Monounsaturated Fat 0 mg ~ Polyunsaturated Fat 0 mg ~

Thats honey by the way
This is molasses:

Nutrition Facts Serving Size: (100 grams)
Amount Per Serving Calories: 235
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0g 0% Saturated Fat 0g 0% Cholesterol 0mg 0% Sodium 55mg 2% Total Carboydrates 61g 20% Dietary Fiber 0g ~ Sugars 0g ~ Protein 0g 0% Vitamin A 0%
Vitamin C 0% Iron 97%
Calcium 86% *Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs

Nutrient Information

Vitamins

%DV Vitamin A 0 IU 0% Retinol 0 mcg
Retional Activity Equivalent 0 mcg
Alpha Carotene 0 mcg
Beta Carotene 0 mcg
Beta Cryptoxanthin 0 mcg
Lycopene 0 mcg
Lutein + Zeaxanthin 0 mcg
Vitamin C 0 mg 0% Vitamin E 0 mg 0% Vitamin K 0 mcg 0% Thiamin 0.033 mg 2% Riboflavin 0.052 mg 3% Niacin 1.08 mg 5% Vitamin B6 0.7 mg 35% Vitamin B12 0 mcg 0% Folate 1 mcg 0% Food Folate 1 5.6 mcg ~ Folic Acid 0 mcg ~ Dietary Folate Equivalents 1 mcg ~ Pantothenic Acid 0.88 mcg 8%
Minerals

%DV Calcium 860 mg 86% Iron 17.5 mg 97% Magnesium 215 mg 53% Phosphorus 40 mg 4% Potassium 2492 mg 103% Sodium 55 mg 2% Zinc 1 mg 6% Copper 2.04 mg 102% Manganese 2.61 mg 130% Selenium 17.8 mcg 25%
Fats

%DV Total Fat 0 mg 0% Saturated Fat 0 mg 0% Monounsaturated Fat 0 mg ~ Polyunsaturated Fat 0 mg ~

You can see that molasses would have a much higher value to your plants, carrying more vitamins, carbs, and minerals than honey
But, just based on nutritional value alone, I dont see why honey would necessarily be bad for your plants, just wont do as much for you as molasses
But i dont know for sure, so dont go just by my word that honey would be ok for mj
Hope that helped somewhat

Thanks alot for the details.. +rep

Oh and that info came from this site Honey - Nutritional Information - eLook.org
They have nutrition info for TONS of shit on there so its a good site to have bookmarked

im interrested to see how this works out forya i use brown sugar myself and it definately makes the buds swell up nice as opposedto not using any.let us know how the honey works. it took me 4 grows to make sure the brown sugar was really what was helping my yield. be patient you might be on to something new. good luck

overfiend said:

im interrested to see how this works out forya i use brown sugar myself and it definately makes the buds swell up nice as opposedto not using any.let us know how the honey works. it took me 4 grows to make sure the brown sugar was really what was helping my yield. be patient you might be on to something new. good luck

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The thing is that I don't wanna fuck up my plant by using something i'm not too sure of... But if honey ends up being the only option, then I guess honey it is.

Thanks for the help.

I think molasses is still the top choice because of the additional nutrients it contains (not just sugar). However, I see no reason why you couldn't use honey as a substitute since the sugar content is the main reason people use molasses in the first place. At a strength of 1-2TBSP per gallon of water, I think you should give it a shot. It may not provide all of the benefits that molasses does, but it certainly wouldn't hurt your plants.

I would boil honey first in a small amount of water then add to mix. Honey is alive with microbes that may cause problems. I have used it before 2 tablespoons to a gallon of water
Good luck