I have always noticed the different colors of honey in the market. But I never realized the colors are due to the different varieties of flowers the bees visit. Actually I learned a lot from reading Fruitless Fall and have even more appreciation for these tiny little busy bees. And possibly eating more honey as well!
As far as the color of honey goes, the darker the color means more antioxidants in them. And Buckwheat honey tops the list, it is considered one of the healthiest. It is dark in color and rich in iron. I will keep my eye out for this variety next time I’m at the grocery store.
But I did end up finding organic multi-flower (wild flowers) honey in a large 48 oz jar at my local drug store (Long’s Drug, which is now CVS) for only $12. The label said it was wild harvested in the mountains of the Himalaya. Far from smogs and pollution.
The color is much darker than the honeys I’m used to. The taste is surprisingly very good. It reminded me of maple syrup and would be great with pancakes. But so far I have only drizzled it on top of my toasted bagel and cream cheese.
Some other varieties of honey include:
Alfalfa, blackberry, blueberry, buckwheat, clover, orange blossom and wild flowers.
There are even white colored honey as well. Some of them are from Hawaii and looked more like condensed milk. I think that would be interesting to try as well!
