The Best Plants For Honey Production

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What are the best plants for honey production? There are many different nectar flowers in the world. Some produce a lot of bland honey.

Some flowering plants produce flowers that contain nectar to attract pollinators.

Nectar Flowers

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This is a question that is up to personal taste. It is much like asking which trees make the nicest fruit. One person may like plums, another mango, another litchi. Taste is a personal preference.

What Flower Makes The Best Tasting Honey?

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Sidr Honey

Genuine Sidr honey is gathered by bees in specific valleys in Yemen from Ziziphus trees.

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Manuka Honey

This honey, originally marketed and promoted by beekeepers in New Zealand has many health-enhancing properties and is consequently expensive. 

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This slightly bitter but floral honey is one of the more interesting honey varieties I have tasted from Europe. 

3.  Strawberry Tree Honey

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4.Tupelo Honey

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5.Buckwheat Honey

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6.Goldenrod Honey

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7.Mozambican Mangrove Honey

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8.Miombo Woodland Honey – Zambia

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Eucalyptus Honey

This is an entire category on its own as there are hundreds of incredible species of this plant that each produce unique and interesting honey.

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There are hundreds of other unique honey types, each with its merits and magic. I have covered a small selection of my personal favorites from around the world.

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