> The word 'buckwheat' seems to be used to describe several different plants
> in different regions.  Maybe not, but I do know that the 'buckwheat' honey
> from California is not much like the 'buckwheat' honey from Western
> Canada.
>
>

'Buckwheat' honey from California is made from a wild plant commonly
called wild buckwheat.There are quite a few species and since most of it
comes from the southern part of the state I am not familiar with which
ones are the nectar sources.There is one species here in the north that I
consider a good nectar source.It produces a light mild honey.True domestic
buckwheat is something else altogether.This link shows the wild buckwheat
plants.
http://plants.usda.gov/cgi_bin/gallery_page.cgi?earl=gallery.cgi&category=genus&classes=all&sort=scisort&txtparm=Eriogonum&wetland=all&origin=all&results=thumbnails&pagenum=1

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