Every type of honey tastes different. They each have a different flavor profile based on the flowers in the area the bees reside. Some honey is darker. Some honey is lighter. Some honey is sweeter. Some honey is more bitter. Below are the top 5 characteristics I look for in honey.
- Sweetness
- Color
- Viscosity
- Flavor
- Aroma
Sweetness
Sweetness is a major factor of honey. How sweet the honey is will greatly influence the full complexity of the honey. Some honey is sweeter than other types and it greatly impacts the full profile of the honey.
Color
Color is a subtle, but important factor in honey. Honey can be a light golden color all the way to deep dark brown and anywhere in between. I have personally harvested honey that was a dark deep brown as well as honey that is a light golden color.
Viscosity
The viscosity of honey can impact the texture of the honey. Honey that flows faster has a different feel than honey that is slow moving. The honey from my hives is quite viscous and flows quickly.
Flavor
The flavor of honey is perhaps the most important. All other factors play into the flavor of honey. The flavor is greatly influenced by the flowers the bees harvested nectar from. In my honey you can greatly taste the floral aspects from the wildflowers located near my hives.
Aroma
The aroma of the honey greatly influences the overall experience of honey. The aroma is also greatly influenced by the flowers near the hive. My personal honey smells like wildflowers whereas the honey my mentor harvests smells like cedar as he has a lot of cedar trees near his hives.
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