OTHER HONEY FLORAL SOURCES INCLUDE Black Locust / Blackberry / Brazilian Pepper / Chinese Tallow / Cotton / Gallberry / Goldenrod / Mesquite / Mint Raspberry / Saffl ower / Saw Palmetto / Snowberry / Soybean / Star Thistle / Sunfl ower / Thyme / Tulip Polar

HOW TO TASTE HONEY THE COLORS OF HONEY To sample honey varietals, simply spoon out a small The color of honey varies from almost clear to dark amount of honey (about 1/2 of a teaspoon). Take in brown. In general, lighter colored honeys are milder. the aroma and let the honey melt on the front of your tongue. As it melts, the honey will spread to the back FORMS OF HONEY and sides of the tongue bringing out nuances in fl avor. Honey comes in a variety of forms including liquid, whipped and comb. Free of any crystals or wax, liquid Eating unsalted crackers and sipping room honey is extracted from the comb in the hive by temperature water between each tasting will centrifugal force, gravity or straining. Whipped honey help neutralize your palette. There are more than 300 different types of honey in the United States, each with a unique is fi nely crystallized so that it is creamy and spreadable. HOW TO FIND VARIETAL HONEYS Comb honey is honey that comes as it was fl avor and color depending on the blossoms visited by the honey bees. Single varietal honeys produced — in the honey bees’ wax comb. Regional varietal honeys are most readily available at result when the honey bees gather nectar from the same type of fl owers. This process is aided by farmer’s markets and local specialty gourmet stores. Note: Honey should not be fed to babies under one beekeepers who strategically place their hives in an orchard or adjacent to a single type year of age. Honey is a safe and wholesome food for For more information about honey varietals and of fl ower and then carefully monitor the collection of the honey. older children and adults. suppliers, visit The Honey Locator — an online honey search engine at www.honeylocator.com. The percentage of fructose, glucose, amount and type of amino acids and the organic acids vary by fl oral source that in turn determines the fl avor of honey.

National Honey Board / 390 Lashley Street / Longmont, CO 80501 / www.honey.com

070101_honey_guide_2a 1 1/7/02, 4:09 PM ALFALFA - BUCKWHEAT - ORANGE BLOSSOM - SOURWOOD - Alfalfa honey, produced from BASSWOOD - Typically produced in EUCALYPTUS - Orange Blossom honey is produced Sourwood trees can be found purple blossoms and found Minnesota, New York, in Florida, Southern California in the Appalachian Mountains Basswood honey has a fresh There are over 500 extensively throughout Ohio and Pennsylvania, and parts of Texas. It has a from Southern Pennsylvania taste suggestive of green, varieties of eucalyptus Canada and the United buckwheat is a pungent to Northern Georgia. ripening fruit and is plants, with the majority sweet and fruity taste that is States, has a mild fl avor honey with molasses and Sourwood honey has often characterized found in Australia and reminiscent of citrus blossoms. and aroma similar malty fl avors and a a sweet, spicy, anise by its distinctive some in California. to beeswax. lingering aftertaste. aroma and fl avor with lingering fl avor. Eucalyptus honey has a pleasant, lingering a mildly sweet, herbal aftertaste. fl avor with a fruity aftertaste. Some eucalyptus honeys have a slight menthol fl avor.

SAGE - AVOCADO - CLOVER - Primarily produced in California, sage honey is rich and light with a Clovers contribute more to Primarily produced in California, predominant sweet, clover-like honey production in the FIREWEED - TUPELO - avocado is a well-rounded honey fl avor and an elegant fl oral United States than any with a rich caramelized molasses After a forest fi re, fi reweed is one aftertaste. Tupelo trees are found fl avor and a fl owery aftertaste. other group of plants. of the fi rst plants to grow and in the swamps of Clover honey has a sweet, cover the scarred land. Fireweed Southwestern Georgia BLUEBERRY - fl owery fl avor and a honey comes from the Northern and Northwestern pleasing mild taste. and Pacifi c states and Canada. Florida. Tupelo is a Produced in Michigan and New Fireweed honey is a delicate, smooth honey, with England, blueberry honey has an sweet honey with subtle, a complex fl oral, aroma reminiscent of green leaves tea-like notes. herbal, fruity fl avor with a touch of lemon, and a and aftertaste. moderate fruity fl avor with a delicate aftertaste. The color and fl avor of varietal honeys vary depending on production region as well as annual climate and soil conditions. The descriptions above were developed based on sensory evaluations conducted at rtech laboratories, St. Paul, Minn.

070101_honey_guide_2a 2 1/7/02, 4:10 PM ALFALFA - BUCKWHEAT - ORANGE BLOSSOM - SOURWOOD - Alfalfa honey, produced from BASSWOOD - Typically produced in EUCALYPTUS - Orange Blossom honey is produced Sourwood trees can be found purple blossoms and found Minnesota, New York, in Florida, Southern California in the Appalachian Mountains Basswood honey has a fresh There are over 500 extensively throughout Ohio and Pennsylvania, and parts of Texas. It has a from Southern Pennsylvania taste suggestive of green, varieties of eucalyptus Canada and the United buckwheat is a pungent to Northern Georgia. ripening fruit and is plants, with the majority sweet and fruity taste that is States, has a mild fl avor honey with molasses and Sourwood honey has often characterized found in Australia and reminiscent of citrus blossoms. and aroma similar malty fl avors and a a sweet, spicy, anise by its distinctive some in California. to beeswax. lingering aftertaste. aroma and fl avor with lingering fl avor. Eucalyptus honey has a pleasant, lingering a mildly sweet, herbal aftertaste. fl avor with a fruity aftertaste. Some eucalyptus honeys have a slight menthol fl avor.

SAGE - AVOCADO - CLOVER - Primarily produced in California, sage honey is rich and light with a Clovers contribute more to Primarily produced in California, predominant sweet, clover-like honey production in the FIREWEED - TUPELO - avocado is a well-rounded honey fl avor and an elegant fl oral United States than any with a rich caramelized molasses After a forest fi re, fi reweed is one aftertaste. Tupelo trees are found fl avor and a fl owery aftertaste. other group of plants. of the fi rst plants to grow and in the swamps of Clover honey has a sweet, cover the scarred land. Fireweed Southwestern Georgia BLUEBERRY - fl owery fl avor and a honey comes from the Northern and Northwestern pleasing mild taste. and Pacifi c states and Canada. Florida. Tupelo is a Produced in Michigan and New Fireweed honey is a delicate, smooth honey, with England, blueberry honey has an sweet honey with subtle, a complex fl oral, aroma reminiscent of green leaves tea-like notes. herbal, fruity fl avor with a touch of lemon, and a and aftertaste. moderate fruity fl avor with a delicate aftertaste. The color and fl avor of varietal honeys vary depending on production region as well as annual climate and soil conditions. The descriptions above were developed based on sensory evaluations conducted at rtech laboratories, St. Paul, Minn.

070101_honey_guide_2a 2 1/7/02, 4:10 PM OTHER HONEY FLORAL SOURCES INCLUDE Black Locust / Blackberry / Brazilian Pepper / Chinese Tallow / Cotton / Gallberry / Goldenrod / Mesquite / Mint Raspberry / Saffl ower / Saw Palmetto / Snowberry / Soybean / Star Thistle / Sunfl ower / Thyme / Tulip Polar

HOW TO TASTE HONEY THE COLORS OF HONEY To sample honey varietals, simply spoon out a small The color of honey varies from almost clear to dark amount of honey (about 1/2 of a teaspoon). Take in brown. In general, lighter colored honeys are milder. the aroma and let the honey melt on the front of your tongue. As it melts, the honey will spread to the back FORMS OF HONEY and sides of the tongue bringing out nuances in fl avor. Honey comes in a variety of forms including liquid, whipped and comb. Free of any crystals or wax, liquid Eating unsalted crackers and sipping room honey is extracted from the comb in the hive by temperature water between each tasting will centrifugal force, gravity or straining. Whipped honey help neutralize your palette. There are more than 300 different types of honey in the United States, each with a unique is fi nely crystallized so that it is creamy and spreadable. HOW TO FIND VARIETAL HONEYS Comb honey is honey that comes as it was fl avor and color depending on the blossoms visited by the honey bees. Single varietal honeys produced — in the honey bees’ wax comb. Regional varietal honeys are most readily available at result when the honey bees gather nectar from the same type of fl owers. This process is aided by farmer’s markets and local specialty gourmet stores. Note: Honey should not be fed to babies under one beekeepers who strategically place their hives in an orchard or adjacent to a single type year of age. Honey is a safe and wholesome food for For more information about honey varietals and of fl ower and then carefully monitor the collection of the honey. older children and adults. suppliers, visit The Honey Locator — an online honey search engine at www.honeylocator.com. The percentage of fructose, glucose, amount and type of amino acids and the organic acids vary by fl oral source that in turn determines the fl avor of honey.

National Honey Board / 390 Lashley Street / Longmont, CO 80501 / www.honey.com

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