> You and Mr. Fisher then tried to broad-brush all honey as being 
> the same which is hogwash. 

Please understand that Bill and I were expressing the opinion that
many people (ourselves included) have a hard time IDENTIFYING many
varietal honeys accurately at honey tastings, due to less-than
connoisseur-grade taste buds and pallets.  (Sure, I'd wager that
both Bill and I could consistently tell orange blossom from buckwheat,
even after drinking the bar out of tequila, but those are two very 
distinctive honeys.)

I think I also made it clear that there was a lot that could be done 
to enhance the perceived value of any beekeeper's crop (assuming that
one packages one's own product, which is the norm for the bulk of
beekeepers).

This is very very different from "broad brushing all honey as being
the same".

>  the U.S. bee/honey industry appears to be full of stubborn and or 
> ignorant types...

Perhaps so, but I've yet to meet or speak with any of these "types"
of which you speak.  :)

> who persist in the notion that anything expensive is a rip off. 

Only when we are buying supplies, not when we are selling. :)

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