Goldenrod honey
Solidago spp.
A yellow to amber autumn honey from goldenrod, which blooms in North American meadows and field margins from late summer. It crystallises quickly into a creamy, even paler mass.
- Origin
- USA and Canada – mainly the north-east
- Colour
- 50 mm · extra light amber
- Taste
- bold, with a tangy finish
- Crystallization
- fast
- Plant
- Solidago spp. · goldenrod →
Colour varies by year and place; the value given is typical.
Goldenrod blooms in early autumn, when little else is flowering, making it the bees’ last big flow before winter.
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