{"id":939,"date":"2022-10-31T09:21:36","date_gmt":"2022-10-31T16:21:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.phytoextractum.com\/resources\/?p=939"},"modified":"2025-10-21T08:28:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T15:28:22","slug":"honey-sticks-their-sweet-origin-plus-new-kratom-honey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.phytoextractum.com\/resources\/honey-sticks-their-sweet-origin-plus-new-kratom-honey\/","title":{"rendered":"Honey Sticks & Their Sweet Origin (Plus New Kratom Honey!)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Everyone is familiar with honey, but what do you really know about this sweet, sticky substance?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Honey comes from bees; that much is obvious. But how (and why) exactly do bees put time into creating this nutritious, delicious food? There\u2019s a lot to learn about honey and the many different types of honey that you can enjoy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Honey sticks are one of the easiest ways to try honey, and we\u2019ve launched our own honey sticks (packed with kratom, of course) that you can order today. Let\u2019s learn more about this sweetener so you can get a taste of what our honey sticks are made of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All About Honey<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
What is honey?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Honey is a sweet food that is usually found as a thick liquid. Honey bees make honey by gathering nectar from flowers and other plants. After pollination, the nectar gathered goes through a process inside the beehive before it is stored as a future resource by the bees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The natural variation in plants causes the variation found in honey. The nectars produced by plants have varying sugar, mineral, and organic compound contents. The honey created by a bee\u2019s hives is very dependent on what type of nectar is gathered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Why Honey is Made<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Why exactly do bees make honey? Do they make it just for humans like us to enjoy?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Of course not!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Honey bees gather nectar to create honey as a food source to help the hive\u2019s health and ability to survive difficult seasons like winter. The daily food source of bees in favorable seasons is actually pollen from the same plants they gather nectar from. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pollen is an immediate food source for honey bees and even helps them grow a larger brood. The bees have pollen baskets on their legs which help with pollen collection; nectar is added to the pollen to help compact it for easier transport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When nectar is brought back to the hive, honey bees add enzymes which cause a shift in the nectar\u2019s chemical composition. As dehydration occurs, the water content reduces, and honey forms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Different Colors of Honey<\/h3>\n\n\n
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If you\u2019ve ever bought honey at the grocery store or a farmer\u2019s market, you\u2019ve probably noticed that the color of honey can vary. In fact, there are seven official color categories used by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to classify honey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These seven categories are:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2022 Water white<\/li>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 Extra white<\/li>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 White<\/li>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 Extra light amber<\/li>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 Light amber<\/li>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 Amber<\/li>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 Dark amber<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cWhite\u201d honey may seem confusing as there isn\u2019t any honey that is truly white in color. Rather, this designation means that the honey is transparent or very near so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What exactly do these designations mean, and why are there different honey colors at all?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The color of honey is inconsistent because the pollens and nectars collected by bees vary. Different plants lead to different colored kinds of honey, and one hive can even produce varying colors of honey depending on the season or crop availability in the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you want to get more technical about it, the variation of color can be somewhat attributed to the mineral content of the flower source. Magnesium, sodium, copper, iron, calcium, potassium, surfer, and manganese can all influence the color of honey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Flavors of Honey<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Do the flavors of honey vary alongside its color?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yes, it can vary. Often, the two vary in similar and expected ways once you learn that lighter honey is more mild and darker kinds of honey have richer, stronger flavors. Of course, there are always going to be some exceptions to this rule. For instance, bees that collect pollen and nectar from tulips create deep-colored honey that has a very mild taste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some types of honey are more popular (and common) than others. These are some types of honey you likely come across while shopping:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2022 Blueberry honey: light amber honey with a rounded, full flavor.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 Clover honey: among the most popular in the US; mild tasting<\/li>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 Wildflower honey: used for varieties made from miscellaneous or undefined plants<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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Honey Changes Color<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Did you know that honey can change color over time?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
No matter what color honey is initially, it is likely that the color will darken over time or when heated. This is natural and normal, but it can confuse your understanding of whether these actions always cause variation in honey\u2019s color. However, we\u2019ve already shown how honey simply comes in many color and flavor varieties!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Just Launched: Phytoextractum\u2019s Honey Sticks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
You might wonder why we\u2019re excited to share so much about honey in this blog post, and that\u2019s because we\u2019re excited!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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