About this Honey
Produced in the Great Plains and the Midwest during the late summer bloom of vast sunflower fields. The honey is distinctive for its bright golden-yellow color. It crystallizes relatively quickly due to high glucose levels and offers a light, pleasant flavor that is slightly nutty and herbaceous, often described as having a "sunshine" brightness.
Honey Characteristics
Helianthus annuus
Summer
Common
Great Plains
Warm sunflower seeds, toasted nut oil, open summer fields
Smooth, setting incredibly fast into a dense, bright yellow crystal paste
Honey Profile Chart
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The Story
Forged during the spectacular late summer bloom across the sweeping horizons of the American Great Plains, Sunflower honey is a visually stunning apicultural marvel. Sourced from the massive, oil-rich flower heads of Helianthus annuus, honey bees systematically extract a dense nectar that is highly saturated with natural plant lipids and carotenoids, giving it an unmistakable, bright golden-yellow hue. Because its chemical blueprint features a massive, hyper-potent glucose saturation, it exhibits an aggressive crystallization speed, rapidly locking its body into a beautifully smooth, dense yellow crystal paste within weeks of extraction. It treats the palate to a light, highly unique flavor profile characterized by a distinctly nutty undertone and a clean, herbaceous finish, making it a spectacular structural asset when whipped into artisanal spreads or vibrant vinaigrettes.
Sensory Profile
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Where Sunflower Honey is Produced
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At a Glance
A Common variety, harvested in Summer, from Great Plains, derived from Helianthus annuus blossoms.