About this Honey
A vibrant yellow spring blend. The sharp, tangy bite of early Dandelion honey is mellowed by the incoming flow of mild Clover nectar. This honey is golden, crystallizes rapidly, and offers a "zesty" sweetness that is far more interesting than clover alone. It is superb on warm, buttered biscuits.
Honey Characteristics
Taraxacum officinale / Trifolium
Spring
Common
Continental US
Sharp wild herbs, fresh yellow petals, undertones of sweet meadow grass
Coarse, rapid crystallization, quickly turning into a firm spread
Honey Profile Chart
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The Story
This spring variety leverages the intense, sudden early pasture explosion of Taraxacum officinale just as the initial summer Trifolium flows commence. Honey bees must rapidly transition from the short-tubed, easily accessible dandelion composite heads to the clover blossoms, requiring the colony to scale up its brood rearing and foraging force at the absolute start of the seasonal cycle. The combination of the two nectars produces a bright golden syrup characterized by a coarse, rapid crystallization pattern that sets into a firm spread. This rapid grain structure exhibits excellent structural stability at room temperature, making it a clean, no-drip table asset for spreading over hot, porous breakfast starches without weeping.
Sensory Profile
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At a Glance
A Common variety, harvested in Spring, from Continental US, derived from Taraxacum officinale / Trifolium blossoms.