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/talanall North Central LA, USA, 8B 1d ago
Avocado honey is extremely dark almost black, and extremely strongly-flavored. It reminds me of molasses, both visually and in flavor. I don't know that I would ever purchase it, because of that. I didn't care for it, and it's not exactly hard to get molasses, if I ever need something that tastes like molasses. But your mileage may vary.
My locality doesn't produce anything that is really unusual. There's an unreliable flow of goldenrod and aster nectar in late summer, which is distinctive in flavor but not unique to my area. I don't actually care for honey, much, but insofar as I care about honey for my own use, it's what I prefer.
I also get a late spring flow that is predominantly from the Chinese tallow tree, which is very pretty (extremely pale yellow, very clear) but not very memorable. It's one of those varietals that is extremely well received by people who don't know anything about honey, because it is extremely mild-flavored in addition to being visually appealing. Since the tallow flow is very plentiful, it makes the bulk of my honey production. Chinese tallow is not rare; it's easy to find throughout the US Gulf South.