White honey — an elite bee product

This variety has numerous names. In the United States, thick white honey is called organic, silk, or souffle. In Russia and its near abroad, white varieties are obtained from sweet clover, acacia, rosebay, and a few more plants. Note that the mass gets completely white only after crystallization. That is when it becomes like butter. The product does not lose its properties after thickening, on the contrary, it becomes even more beneficial to health.

Experts and connoisseurs of the bee “wealth” argue about the right name for white honey. Not many options are available: the varieties that turn or become close to white are collected from linden, sweet clover, raspberry, rosebay, and acacia. Therefore, it is mainly called clover or acacia honey. City bazaars often offer jars filled with light-dense contents. Yet, the mystery of its manufacture is not fully disclosed.

What are the plants white honey is collected from?
Bees readily collect nectar for white honey from raspberry, acacia, linden flowers. Two of these bee plants bloom in fragrant white and yellow flowers. Sweet clover also comes in white and yellow colors. Rosebay flowers are of lilac color, but this does not prevent bees from making a white honey mass from their nectar.

Why is it white and thick like butter?
What is the way of obtaining the product of a light shade? The two options are available: the product has thickened and turned white by itself or it has been whipped. The latter option is more common. This sweet treat is being whipped to give it the creamy texture and extraordinary tenderness. By the way, if bees are fed with sugar syrup, you will obtain a light color during crystallization.

In the course of whipping, any variety becomes white, as its structure is saturated with oxygen. In Canada, the USA, Germany, whipped honey products are a common delicacy. No exotic technology is used for its production. You just need to whip the honey mass for 40 minutes.