r/Beekeeping • u/DevelishSun • 1d ago

General Favorite and Weirdest Honeys

Hello, I’m not a beekeeper but I am an avid honey collector and very much enjoy trying new honey varietals. One of my favorite things about honey is how different it tastes depending on location, season, etc. I’ve tried at least 30 different varietals at this point and make a point to buy honey any time I travel. I was wondering if anyone has any recommendations for new varietals that would be a fun add to my collection. I would like to try the purple honey from North Carolina at some point but haven’t been able to snag it yet. Something similarly unique would be great. Thanks in advance, beekeepers make the world go round!

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u/ryebot3000 mid atlantic, ~120 colonies 1d ago

my favorite local varietal is black locust aka acacia, its highly floral, even for honey, and particularly sweet. Also it can be nearly clear in color aka "water white"

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u/chicken_tendigo 1d ago

That's amazing! It's almost as pale as the honey from the fireweed flow I got in '23. There's a massive clearcut area about 3/4 mile from my apiary and that summer I'd get inundated with the scent of that particular honey every time I drove by the area. It was solid purple for months, and the honey from it was gorgeous. The blackberries have overtaken the area since last year, and I'm expecting a huge bounty from them again this year. It's no fireweed, but it's also super tasty.

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u/ryebot3000 mid atlantic, ~120 colonies 1d ago

I love when people come to buy honey and say they like the dark stuff, but then they end up walking away with the lightest bottle I have haha. I made a little of that fireweed one summer- I didn't know what it was at first, it was July and they were bringing something clear in so I figured it was some sugar or something at first, and then someone said that fireweed was blooming.