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Lets Talk Honey:

All honey is good for you, some more than others.

Central Texas honey should be dark vs. golden. The wild flower pollen produces a much darker honey.  The predominant source  of nectar and pollen for our bees come from an unlimited source of wild flowers.  The exception is in the fall when goldenrod and sun flowers are readily available.  

Most golden honey comes from clover, alfalfa, or other agricultural products.Clover and alfalfa do not grow well  in Central Texas.  

The taste of honey is relevant to the source of pollen and nectar as well as handling and bottling for consumption.  

Commercial honey is filtered which removes a lot of the pollen, color and medicinal value of the honey, however it will give it a sweeter less tart taste.  We do not  filter our honey.

Most of  large bottlers heat honey to 120 degrees to make it thin and facilitate rapid bottling.  Heat over 98 degrees changes the texture and diminishes the medicinal value of the honey.  We do not heat our honey.

Local is always best; however just because the jar is marked local does not mean local to Central Texas let alone Coryell county.   One hive on a good year produces 40 to 60 lbs of honey for the beekeeper.  A supplier that is selling thousands of pounds of honey in a major super market throughout Texas and marked "Local."  would need a super large apiary. There are only a few apiaries in Texas who can produce thousands of pounds of honey.  Most of these apiaries will use honey from places as far away as Argentina and may blend it with their local honey to  support their market in chain stores and concurrently be able to call it local Texas honey.  Honey from Asian countries (China) is processed and has additives like High Fructose Cory Syrup #5 and called "Honey Syrup."