The sweet sticky stuff comes in a broad array of varieties, each with its own unique flavour and colour. From the dark, rich ‘rural’ tones of Buckwheat Honey to the light and almost clear Borage Honey, there’s a type to suit every palate. Other then occasionally taking some hives to borage fields I don’t actively seek out specific florals – I’m happy to let the bees find their preferred sources of nectar each season.

Exploring the different types of honey is not only a treat for the taste buds but also a journey through the various landscapes and flowers from which they originate, I find it fascinating to see the different colours and experience the different flavours of honey that can be found even on just a single frame¹.

1. I’ve been asked if my honey is blended before – the answer is “no, but….”. Generally by ‘blended’ people mean huge vats of honey taken from all over the world and mixed together. I absolutely do not do this – I extract and jar the honey from each of my apiaries seperately, the ‘but’ comes in because even within a single frame, let alone a super or a hive you can get honey from different sources and, so, technically all honey is a ‘blend’. Even with bees working monofloral crops (Lavender, Heather, Borage etc) there still exists the possibility of a small amount of nectar/pollen from other sources. ↩︎