WILDFLOWER: THE FLOWER OF A PLANT THAT NORMALLY GROWS IN FIELDS, FORESTS, ETC., WITHOUT DELIBERATE CULTIVATION. IN OTHER WORDS, THERE’S NO SPECIFIC GENUS OR FAMILY FOR WILDFLOWERS; THEY’RE ANY FLOWER THAT GROWS ON ITS OWN IN THE WILD – SO THERE’S NO PREDICTING EXACTLY WHAT WILDFLOWER HONEY WILL LOOK OR TASTE LIKE. THE NECTAR COLLECTED BY BEES, WHEN THEY’RE POLLINATING WILDFLOWERS, ALMOST ALWAYS COMES FROM A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT SPECIES. THE HONEY IS CALLED “POLYFLORAL” FOR THAT REASON, SINCE IT COMES FROM A VARIETY OF NECTAR SOURCES. THERE’S ANOTHER IMPORTANT PHRASE IN THE DEFINITION OF WILDFLOWER: “WITHOUT DELIBERATE CULTIVATION.” THAT MEANS BEEKEEPERS AND HONEY PRODUCERS DON’T PLANT A FIELD FULL OF WILDFLOWERS. THIS AROMATIC AND DELICATELY LIGHT TASTE COMES FROM A WIDE VARIETY OF BLOOMS COMING FROM THE HADRAMAUT REGION OF YEMEN.
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