What kind of honey do you like?
ClubSilencio
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I was at Trader Joe's and they had 3 shelves of honey... I couldn't make a decision.
I used to get a local wildflower raw honey from the farmers market but it was more for allergy prevention. I wasn't crazy about the flavor.
What kind of honey do you like?
I used to get a local wildflower raw honey from the farmers market but it was more for allergy prevention. I wasn't crazy about the flavor.
What kind of honey do you like?
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The kind I get from my own bees. The summer harvest leans toward clover/dandelion since that's primarily what's available when it starts to warm up. The fall harvest is typically darker because they're mostly feeding on goldenrod.3
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All of it. Yes, I'm an addict. ;P1
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Fellow TJ's shopper here. I buy both the squeezable Multi-Floral and Clover Honey (pictured in the top right corner of your photo) and the Organic Raw Honey.
I use the squeezable for things like Greek yogurt, toast and marinades because it's easier to work with, and the Organic Raw for tea. The Organic Raw has a deeper, richer flavor profile than the Multi-Floral, IMO.
ETA: I haven't tried the other varieties in your photo, but I've always been curious about the Creamed Honey.0 -
I've tried some different ones made from various flowers. After trying several, I realize I really just like good ole' clover honey. Anything else is too flowery, or just doesn't taste like honey to me. I sometimes make a point to buy local honey, but mostly I just get Trader Joe's clover honey.0
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Drive by my house y'all. We have a honey shack up by the road selling 1lb. jars of raw honey for $5. Best deal in CNY!0
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I get mine from a local beekeeper. My favorite is chokecherry because it has a slight tartness to it. His pumpkin honey is good too. He has an agreement with a lot of the farmers. He puts his hives in their fields and the bees pollinate the crops and he gets the honey. By positioning the hives in places like the middle of a pumpkin patch he can get that pollen to dominate the flavor. If he can't control where the bees have been, it becomes wildflower honey.
TBH, I rarely eat honey but I cook and bake with it.2 -
All of them. Never had a honey I didn't like.0
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They all taste the same to me, so I just buy the cheapest. The creamy honey is a good texture for spreading on toast.0
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I get the big jug from Sams club.
Then I heard it may not be pure honey, but a blend. I double checked my jug and I'm happy that it says pure honey and the only ingredient is honey.0 -
I get the big jug from Sams club.
Then I heard it may not be pure honey, but a blend. I double checked my jug and I'm happy that it says pure honey and the only ingredient is honey.
The blending part is probably that it is different types of honey from different beekeepers all mixed together rather than a specific pollen used to produce it.1 -
I was given a sampler of 6 different honeys for Christmas and I have yet to try all of them. Mimosa was interesting though.1
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I love honey. Accacia (sp?) is my favourite though.0
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I don't remember the brand. I got it at a TJ Maxx or Ross but it was so good! It had a hint of lime, don't know if it was the pollen or just added flavoring. I'll have to make a point of looking for it the next time I'm there but doubt I'll find it. It was probably a closeout.0
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The one in the bear. It's labeled pure white honey. I never tried the organic or spreadable honey.0
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I buy local honey. My favorite is from a place in the Kootenay region in British Columbia, their Dandelion Honey is my favourite. It's super yellow coloured and delicious flavor. My second favourite is their wildflower honey. The next is an alfalfa/clover honey from the Nicola Valley, also in BC. I buy a giant 13 kg bucket of the dandelion every fall for the year when I am driving through the area.
This year I am hoping to get my own bees up and running1 -
I buy pure mountain honey 25kg a time shipped in from Spain.
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Not too into honey. I think the honey in our cupboard has been there for a few years...which reminds me that I should probably just throw it out.0
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cwolfman13 wrote: »Not too into honey. I think the honey in our cupboard has been there for a few years...which reminds me that I should probably just throw it out.
Why, it's not bad!
I wish I had a local apiary, but unfortunately I don't. I usually just go with clover cause it's what's available.0 -
I used to get Buckwheat honey from a local apiary. It is the best honey I've ever had. Tastes very different from clover/wildflower honey. Basswood honey is also kickazz, if you can find it.0
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cwolfman13 wrote: »Not too into honey. I think the honey in our cupboard has been there for a few years...which reminds me that I should probably just throw it out.
Why, it's not bad!
I wish I had a local apiary, but unfortunately I don't. I usually just go with clover cause it's what's available.
Unless you have to heat it every time you want to use it in order to liquefy it. Not that it is "bad" in crystal form, just that it is a PITA.
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I usually buy a raw one from a local company - I can't remember my favourite flower/plant, but it's naturally pale and creamy... Some of the darker ones aren't so tasty.0
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Leatherwood honey is my favourite.
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There is a vendor at the Rochester Public Market that I buy from and we have also purchased from a vendor out of Brockport. I prefer to buy local honey whenever possible.0
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I like Manuka honey, I get it from New Zealand. If not I get PDX Nectar. The darker the honey the better it is for you.
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This thread is making me crave some tea with honey right now... I currently have wildflower honey, but I haven't yet found a type I didn't like. Buckwheat sounds intriguing. Might have to try to find that.0
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I love all honeys and I love trying new ones. You get various exotic ones here like acacia honey or citrus honeys that are quite special. A really distinctive one is Heather honey, it has a lovely strong floral flavour and quite a burn! A friend of the family produces rapeseed honey, which has a nice taste, but my word is it prone to crystallising! This is not usually due to the age of the honey, it's just a feature of some varieties that they will crystallise faster than others.
@earlnabby if your honey is recrystallising within a few days, it may be that when you are heating it you are leaving some crystals unmelted, which then act as 'seeds' for more - when you heat honey to decrystallise it, make sure you have melted absolutely all the crystals.
There is no correlation between honey colour and health - it's just the type of flower used. Different nectars produce different coloured honeys.1 -
I like honey from Australian coastal bees. Always stop on road trips for a big punnet from farm side stalls.
I especially like when there are bits of the wax in there and you can chew it up, let the honey drizzle out - yum.0 -
I like honey from Australian coastal bees. Always stop on road trips for a big punnet from farm side stalls.
I especially like when there are bits of the wax in there and you can chew it up, let the honey drizzle out - yum.
The type I buy sells jars of raw honey with chunks of the honeycomb in the top... So good! (except when you're trying to dig underneath for honey to make sure you ration it out
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I like em' all but buckwheat would be my go to if I could only pick one. I usually get it at the Farmer's Market in St. Jacobs, 2 litres (67 ounces) for $200
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