I think refridgeration may be necessary. I tried this last year, left it in the cupboard, and the stuff started fermenting. Hab mead? I dont think so, I do too much work on food poisoning to dare tasting it (although I'm fairly certain nothing bad can live in honey). Part of the problem may have been that the hab wasn't punctured, and so tended to float a little (this was as per the instructions in Jump Up And Kiss Me, the cookbook, which doesn't mention puncturing). Honey is supposed to be an excellent preservative, so perhaps a well punctured fully submerged hab is the answer. -joe was here.