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Any idea what kind of Palm Trees are used to make Cook's Palm Honey?

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There is no website on the package, the only clue is that the address says Lake Wales, Fl. which is right in the center of Florida, at the latitude of Tampa...

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Beware of honeys on the market. Many, if not most have been revealed as, well, not exactly what they are claimed. Research your supplier in depth.

In my post I sometimes express "my" opinion. Warning, it may differ from "your" opinion. If so, please do not feel insulted, just state your own if you wish. Any data in this post is provided 'as is' and in no event shall I be liable for any damages, including, without limitation, damages resulting from accuracy or lack thereof, insult, or any other damages

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I'm a little bit spoilt as my Dad is a bee keeper. I only eat hhomey produced by his bees. The honey from the hives in his back should have a queen palm flavor. Bees love their flowers.

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I have been a beekeeper until the African bees invaded Costa Rica and my bees became too aggressive.

Pretending honey is from palmtrees ...is stretching the truth...bees will forage whatever flower with nectar is available to them .

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Bees are lazy and go to the closest food source therefore if the hive is right under the palm the probability of those bees making palm honey is pretty high.

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  On 4/13/2015 at 11:53 PM, Pip said:

Bees are lazy and go to the closest food source therefore if the hive is right under the palm the probability of those bees making palm honey is pretty high.

lazy or smart? so they can work less and make more? :)

has anyone on here tried acacia honey? it is clear and very flavorful.

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If you will notice the label say Cook's Palm BRAND Honey, with the BRAND in small print. I buy the same honey and it's good but I have doubts about it being only from palms as Lake Wales is smack dab in the middle of orange grove country.

Mike Harris

Caribbean Palms Nursery

Loxahatchee, Florida USA

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MMMMMMM honey! I get great honey from Pine Island, FL, it tastes different at different times of the year. At times you can clearly taste Brazilian pepper and at other times hints of mango avocado and lychee. Then who doesn't love orange blossom honey!

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I can recommend a local brand of honey made here on Big Pine Key, the company is Florida Keys Honey and Bees, they have locally produced raw honey from seagrape, Joewood, Jamaican Dogwood, palmetto (not sure if they mean Sabal or Serenoa), et al. They sell these various types online (link here) or by phone 305.747.4126 and it's what our local health-food store sells. I'm sure if you call they will be happy to explain what species of palm or other plants they utilize and any specific methods involved for the various types they make. There is also a brand called Keez Beez based up in Marathon that has a very nice-tasting black mangrove raw honey that is sold in the Winn-Dixie here in the organic section, and their website (which has an online store) advertises other types such as mango and mamey. The bottle says it is distributed by a firm in the Miami area so is no doubt more widely available in grocery stores northward into the peninsula as well. Their packaging is more polished than the local company here on Big Pine but I've had both and they are both excellent. Alternatively you could also probably call Robert Is Here in Homestead and they have lots of types of honey (though beware as I think the many brands they sell are not all raw/organic), they mail-order regularly so you could probably order it from them.

Michael Norell

Rancho Mirage, California | 33°44' N 116°25' W | 287 ft | z10a | avg Jan 43/70F | Jul 78/108F avg | Weather Station KCARANCH310

previously Big Pine Key, Florida | 24°40' N 81°21' W | 4.5 ft. | z12a | Calcareous substrate | avg annual min. approx 52F | avg Jan 65/75F | Jul 83/90 | extreme min approx 41F

previously Natchez, Mississippi | 31°33' N 91°24' W | 220 ft.| z9a | Downtown/river-adjacent | Loess substrate | avg annual min. 23F | Jan 43/61F | Jul 73/93F | extreme min 2.5F (1899); previously Los Angeles, California (multiple locations)

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