Meadowfoam honey
Limnanthes alba
An amber honey from fields of meadowfoam, an oilseed crop grown in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. It is made only during the short spring bloom, when hives are brought in to pollinate the fields.
- Origin
- Willamette Valley, Oregon (USA)
- Colour
- 100 mm · amber
- Taste
- vanilla, toasted marshmallow
- Plant
- Limnanthes alba · meadowfoam →
Colour varies by year and place; the value given is typical.
Meadowfoam was a wild flower of northern California until Oregon State University scientists developed it into a crop for its seed oil.
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