It is wonderful to realize that honey, like wine, has hundreds, perhaps thousands of different varieties. Each type of single flower honey is a natural reduction of the nectar of its corresponding flower or plant.
single flower honey
Like wine, the differences are sometimes subtle and complex and sometimes obvious and surprising. This is what makes single flower honey unique and special. By harvesting the honey as it comes from the hive, the characteristics that would otherwise be lost by blending are retained, and we are able to appreciate and enjoy the differences between the plants that create the nectar source for the bees.
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Beekeeper's Word Notes
✓apiary [éipièri, -əri] n. 양봉장(場)
✓beehive [bíːhàiv] n. (꿀벌의) 벌집, 벌통;
사람이 붐비는 장소(crowded place)
✓beehives [haivz] cf. n. pl. 「단·복수취급」 발진, 피진(皮疹)
✓cf. [síːéf, kəmpɛ́ər, kənfə́ːr]【L.】 confer (=compare).
✓Gleanings [glíːniŋs] n. ② (보통 pl.) (주워 모은) 이삭; 수집물; 단편적 집록(集錄), 낙수집(落穗集), 선집. ① U (수확 후의) 이삭 줍기.
✓Veils/ Veil[veil] n. ① 베일, 면사포; (수녀가 쓰는) 베일; (the ∼) 수녀의 생활.② 덮개, 씌우개, 장막, 포장, 휘장; 〖사진〗 가벼운 흐림; 목소리의 쉼.③ 구실, 가면, 핑계.④ 〖동물·식물〗 막(膜)(velum).