Editing Honey (section)

==== Monofloral ====

[[Monofloral honey]] is made primarily from the nectar of one type of flower. Monofloral honeys have distinctive flavors and colors because of differences between their principal [[nectar source]]s.<ref name="honeydefs">{{cite web |url=https://www.honey.com/about-honey/honey-varietals |title=Honey Varietals |publisher=National Honey Board |date=2018 |access-date=25 June 2018 |quote=The color, flavor and even aroma of honey differs, depending on the nectar of flowers visited by the bees that made it. There are more than 300 unique types of honey available in the United States alone, each originating from a different floral source. |archive-date=25 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625190154/https://www.honey.com/about-honey/honey-varietals |url-status=live }}</ref> To produce monofloral honey, beekeepers keep beehives in an area where the bees have access, as far as possible, to only one type of flower. In practice, a small proportion of any monofloral honey will be from other flower types. Typical examples of North American monofloral honeys are [[clover]], [[orange blossom]], [[Salvia|sage]], [[Tupelo (tree)|tupelo]], [[buckwheat]], [[fireweed]], [[mesquite]], [[sourwood]],<ref name="Honey Grading Manual" /> [[cherry]], and [[blueberry]]. Some typical European examples include [[thyme]], [[thistle]], [[Ericaceae|heather]], [[acacia]], [[dandelion]], [[sunflower]], [[lavender]], [[honeysuckle]], and varieties from [[Tilia|lime]] and [[chestnut]] trees.{{citation needed|date=December 2012}} In [[North Africa]] (e.g. Egypt), examples include clover, [[cotton]], and [[citrus]] (mainly orange blossoms).{{citation needed|date=December 2012}} The unique flora of Australia yields a number of distinctive honeys, with some of the most popular being [[yellow box]], [[blue gum]], [[ironbark]], bush [[List of Eucalyptus species|mallee]], Tasmanian [[Eucryphia lucida|leatherwood]], and [[macadamia]].