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I'm assuming that you mean the white whiskers growing on the sticks. That's not mold. Google dimorphic yeasts. These grow fur when exposed to air and that's how you start the culture. Then you stir them in and ...bingo, fermentation! The only caveat is that unless you add commercial yeast then...

I'm thinking that boiling some of the mixture is to break down the sugars in the honey to assist the ferment.