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Fine, good body — perfect table honey

Ranked most important honey plant in Utah, Nevada, Idaho, Oregon, and most of the western US.

Rich, buttery taste

Gathered from California avocado blossoms.

Distinctive bite — strong flavor

Tree distributed from southern Canada to Texas; blooms late June and July.

Full, well-rounded

Produced in New England and Michigan from tiny white blueberry flowers.

Strong, distinct — spirit and character

Planted spring, blooms early; nut-brown honey. Bees bring the plant's odor back to the hive.

Mild, delicate — the standard

Most popular honey plant in the US — white clover, alsike, sweet clover.

Bold, slightly medicinal aftertaste

Over 500 distinct species; many hybrids.

Delicate

Perennial herb in northern/Pacific states and Canada; grows 3–5 ft with pinkish flower spikes.

Distinctive, with orange-blossom aroma

Leading honey source in southern Florida, Texas, Arizona, California; blooms March–April.

Mild, delicate

Grows along the California coast and Sierra Nevada.

Sweet, spicy anise aroma — pleasant lingering aftertaste

Appalachian Mountains, southern Pennsylvania to northern Georgia.

Not as strong as expected from a dark honey

Tall tree with greenish-yellow flowers; blooms May. Southern New England to the Gulf states.

Mild, pleasant — will not granulate

Southeastern US, especially southern Georgia and northwestern Florida; April–May.