E.A. Vogt wrote:
> Hi All  ---
>
> Hmmmm ... I hope all in-the-know keep responding re: sunflower honey.  From
> the negative comments, I'm now on the fence about attempting to produce such
> a product !

There are many honeys that "taste awful" but have a following. It all
depends on who is buying. Buckwheat honey comes to mind. I think it is a
horrible tasking honey but it sells well in New York and has a good
solid market. I brought some Hawaiian honey home, which sold at a
premium, that all in our local beekeepers club thought was foul.

At shows, where our local beekeepers sell honey, I like to help. I will
let someone taste two different honeys and tell them after they taste
them which one they will like best. If they are young, they invariably
like summer or light honeys. If older, I ask if they use honey at all.
If they do they invariable like fall or dark honeys. If not, then it is
often a toss-up.

You still might want to try it. You will probably not get pure sunflower
honey but a nice mix which may surprise you.

Bill Truesdell
Bath, Maine

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