Table 2.
Description, season, floral sources, and UK origin of the honey samples collected in Year 2.
| Sample Number | Honey Description | Season | Floral Sources * | UK Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 | woodland | summer | Woodland trees and nearby flowers, including lime (Tilia), horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum), and sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa). | Yorkshire |
| H2 | sycamore | spring | predominantly sycamore with a bit of hawthorn and bean | Yorkshire |
| H3 | phacelia | spring | Phacelia tanacetifolia | Yorkshire |
| H4 | ivy | autumn | Hedera helix | Yorkshire |
| H5 | Himalayan balsam | autumn | Impatiens glandulifera | Yorkshire |
| H6 | spring set | spring | multifloral | Yorkshire |
| H7 | borage | summer | Borago officinalis | Warwickshire |
| H8 | buckwheat | autumn | Fagopyrum esculentum | Yorkshire |
| H9 | meadowfoam | summer | Limnanthes alba | Warwickshire |
| H10 | sea lavender | summer | Limonium vulgare | Norfolk |
| H11 | heather | autumn | Calluna vulgaris | Exmoor |
| H12 | echium | summer | Echium plantagineum | Warwickshire |
| H13 | field and forest | blend | a heather blend multifloral honey with moor, woodland, and wild pasture flower honey | Yorkshire |
| H14 | hedgerow | blend | hedgerows, meadows, and farmland | Norfolk |
| H15 | English blossom | spring and summer | blend of blossoms from spring and summer | Yorkshire |
| H16 | apple blossom | spring | Malus domestica | Norfolk |
| H17 | wildflower | summer | mixture of wildflowers including Bluebell, Cowslip, Gorse, Orchids, Honeysuckle, Meadowsweet, Lime, Rosebay willow herb, and St John’s Wort | Warwickshire |
* Indicates floral sources of a sample as obtained from a honey producer.