Cabbage palm honey
Sabal palmetto
A light amber honey from the flowers of the cabbage palm (Sabal palmetto), the state tree of Florida, gathered in summer.
- Origin
- USA – Florida, the Gulf Coast and South Carolina
- Colour
- 68 mm · light amber
- Plant
- Sabal palmetto · palmetto →
Colour varies by year and place; the value given is typical.
Outbreaks of the cabbage palm caterpillar can wipe out the crop, leaving beekeepers with little to harvest.
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