The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services now has rules for selling honey labeled as sourwood or North Carolina. The rules apply to beekeepers and vendors at farmers markets in Asheville ...

However, experts can agree on one thing about North Carolina’s purple honey: The mystery surrounding ... bees feeding on nectar produced by sourwood trees growing in soil with high aluminum ...

Honey Harvesting by Virginia Webb Second time winner of Best Tasting Honey in the World, sponsored by the Center for Honeybee Research in A ...

“You can go to roadside stands throughout the western part of the state and they’ll try to sell you Karo syrup and swear it’s sourwood honey,” said Charles Heatherly, a North Carolina beekeepe ...

It says, “In the sandhills of North Carolina, bees produce purple honey. It is the only place ... but there are a handful of theories: • Sourwood: There’s only been one investigation done ...

In a quiet corner of North Carolina, bees produce a violet ... and farmers' markets to taste the distinct honey varieties grown here, from sourwood to apple blossom to tupelo, and if you’re ...

Here are the 2023 winners in the Carolinas: The Triangle Elsewhere in North Carolina Killer Bees Honey in Lake Toxaway won for its Sourwood Honey.