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Sourwood Honey

Sourwood Honey

Our Sourwood Honey's Flavor

Our sourwood honey is light in color with a hint of amber color. It has a thinner consistency and not as sweet as our wildflower honey with a very smooth classic sourwood taste that sits on the back of your throat. It's just what people are looking for when they are looking for the "Cadilac" of honeys.  

What were the Floral Sources?

Our sourwood honey is collected from the sourwood trees located in the foothills and mountain regions of North Carolina. Annually we transport our bees to locations having a higher concentration of sourwood trees so our bees can collect as much of the sourwood nectar as possible. The Sourwood tree blooms from mid-June through mid-July, which is the last major source of nectar for the bees to collect before entering a dearth period (a period of no nectar/pollen for the bees to collect). The "flow" can be hit or miss depending on how wet or dry the period leading up to the bloom is. While a sourwood crop can be made in years, usually a beekeeper can expect a strong flow resulting in a good crop every 4-5 years.

Other floral sources can be in bloom at the same time and mix with the sourwood giving it an amber color. The timing of placing supers on the hives can help mitigate the mixing but not preventing it from occuring. Still if the sourwood comprises 51% or greater in the honey then it is considered to be sourwood honey and will have that unique sourwood taste that many are looking for. 

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