Honey never goes in the fridge, not even in summer.

Honey should never be put in the refrigerator, not even in summer, especially for safety reasons. natural and chemical preservation of the product.

When you chill it in the fridge, three main things happen:

1. Crystallizes faster
Honey is a supersaturated solution of sugars (primarily glucose and fructose). At low temperatures, glucose tends to separate and form solid crystals. The result is a hard, grainy, and less spreadable honey.

2. Cold does not help to preserve it
Honey is already a food that almost preserves itself:

• it has very little water
• it is very sugary (hostile environment for microbes)
• it is naturally antibacterial

This is why it can remain safe even at room temperature for years, without the need for a refrigerator.

3. Cold weather worsens consistency, not safety

Refrigeration doesn't make honey "safer," it just makes it less practical to use. Furthermore, once it crystallizes, it needs to be gently heated to return it to its liquid state (not to high temperatures, which would ruin its aromas and enzymes). Otherwise, you'll have to settle for a hard, grainy, and difficult-to-use honey.

On the contrary, in the fridge the honey could absorb humidity (if the jar is not closed very well), with the risk of fermentation in the long term.
In any case, honey loses some of its aroma if exposed to the odors of other foods.