whats the best honey?

skflyfish · March 22, 2011, 11:27:48 AM

Of all the honeys I have sampled, my favorite is basswood honey. I am a bit prejudiced because I have basswood trees around my apiary. In Eastern Europe the same tree is called the Linden tree and beekeepers there move their hives to the mountains to collect the 3 week flow. It is prized there.

You may have some basswood in your neck of the woods too.

Jay

greenbtree · March 22, 2011, 05:26:31 PM

As you are finding, there no one best honey. As mentioned, buckwheat is very dark and strong. I like it straight, not everyone does. However, it is KILLER in barbecue sauce and everyone I have ever made it for loves it.

JC

hardwood · March 22, 2011, 06:48:21 PM

JC, please post your recipe in the recipe forum!

Scott

Shanevrr · March 22, 2011, 11:21:08 PM

yes taste preferance has some to do with it. but the same common taste is more common than you think. I was mostly refering to trees, weeds, flowers, ect. as i read im finding more info on it. I most people prefer light honey or at least thats what sells the best. I would personaly love to taste differant honeys. Someone needs to come up with a business, honey samples lol

fish_stix · March 23, 2011, 12:20:54 AM

Why not just offer to swap honey? :-D

T Beek · March 23, 2011, 08:29:43 AM

On a purely subjective level, We love basswood for its exceptional flavor (late Spring frosts can mean "years" between harvesting any around here sometimes), tupelo for a strange spicyness (we always bring some back when travling south). There are some 'specialty' honey's from Italy and France that fetch some pretty high dollars, but I've never knowingly tried them. Tried some Kenyan and S African honey's awhile back, must've been some kind of local 'wildflower' honey, diferent, but still honey. Wildflower and trees is/are 'our' most common honey's I suppose (and likely, our most consummed).

thomas

organicfarmer · March 23, 2011, 09:27:16 AM

chestnut honey is my fav', strong and tasty.
Not found it around here though.

beewitch · March 23, 2011, 04:22:36 PM

Sourwood, Star Thistle and my favorite - Cotton! Cotton is an excellent honey for buttered biscuits... :-D In North GA you can get it at the Jumping Goat in Nacoochee...

greenbtree · March 24, 2011, 12:05:58 AM

Barbecue sauce recipe is posted. See Barbecued Baby Back Pork Ribs.

JC

sterling · March 24, 2011, 02:07:14 PM

I love honey a homemade buttered bisquit. But try putting some real olive oil in a skillet and toasting a piece of white bread in the oil and cover that with some wildflower honey. Or sourwood honey from the TN mountians. HMMMM good!

dronedave22 · April 18, 2011, 10:52:41 PM

I have only tried a couple varieties of honey and my favorite was Palmetto! Question how is honey from Milkweed? I love milkweed for it's smell and how it attracts a variety of insects, the majority of my insect photography takes place at the schoolyard across from my house. There is a large area of milkweed, Queen Anne's Lace, clover, and assorted wild flowers, weeds and tall grass...it's bug heaven over there!!! :)

T Beek · April 19, 2011, 07:20:41 AM

Milkweed, that's a good question. I know the bees seem to love it and it does smell nice, reminds me of lilacs, but as for honey? I don't know.

thomas