Posted on 03/06/2023 7:36:50 AM PST by BenLurkin
The Sandhills of North Carolina is said to be the only place in the world where bees produce purple honey, an iridescent concoction that looks more like alien goo than the sweet nectar we know and love.
It sounds like the stuff of legends, something to lure honey and beekeeping aficionados from around the world, but this extremely rare liquid is quite real. Purple honey is said to be sweeter than the amber kind and apparently has some subtle fruit notes as well.
Purple honey is a rare treat that usually commands a higher price than the amber kind, but with all the attention it has been getting online lately, demand has increased even more, with North Carolina beekeepers reporting orders coming in from all over the world.
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Boone County Honey is superb!
“Hive never heard of this before.”
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MUCH better than the Purple Haze comments.
Extra credit for original thinking.
Grape honey?
I enjoyed the purple haze and purple rain things, but at the time I was pretty buzzed. /rimshot
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