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The flowers make the biggest difference. Bees gather nectar from different plants, giving honey its characteristic flavor, aroma and color. The same colony can produce different honey as the flowers around it change.

Orange Blossom names the blossoms the nectar comes from. It does not mean orange flavor was added. Its citrus-floral character comes naturally from the nectar.

Beekeepers place hives near particular plants during their bloom and time harvests around those blooms. Bees still forage freely. A named variety refers to the main floral source, rather than every drop coming from one flower.

Bees bring nectar back to the hive, add enzymes and reduce its water content, including by fanning their wings. They store the thickened honey in honeycomb cells and seal it with wax.

A common harvesting method is to remove the wax caps, spin the honeycomb frames in an extractor, then strain out wax pieces before bottling. The bees make the honey; the beekeeper harvests it.

Wildflower honey comes from a mix of flowers rather than one dominant floral source. Its flavor and color can vary with the season and what was blooming near the hives.

Tupelo Reserve comes from North Florida; Mangrove from the Tampa Bay Region; and Saw Palmetto, Orange Blossom and Spring Wildflower from Central Florida. The Meadow’s Velvet (Clover) comes from North and South Dakota.