Is this ivy honey?

[DRam]

At the end of August we took off the supers and spun the honey and it was a light to medium colour and was fairly transparent - jar on the right..

A couple of weeks later we were setting the hives up for winter and in order to reduce one hive to brood and a half, we took away an almost full super of capped honey.

However, this honey was very different to the earlier crop, it was really difficult to spin out, it was really 'gloopy' and is not at all transparent. It is not 'set' honey, it will flow, but it is very thick and flows slowly.

Is this likely to honey from ivy nectar, and if not what might it be?

Thanks

 

[Ian123]

It’s likely to have some heather in there, if it’s gloopy as you described. Ivy will be rock hard and crystallised fast.

 

[hemo]

August is too early for ivy in flower, one cam smell ivy honey the aroma is quite strong.

 

[Ely]

Ivy honey also has a medicinal taste to it. Revolting stuff. Only good for the bees IMO

 

[Erichalfbee]

Ivy honey also has a medicinal taste to it. Revolting stuff. Only good for the bees IMO

There’s no accounting for taste. Some people like Manuka.

 

[Wilco]

I really like ivy honey... Although mine matured for a few months first.

 

[alancooper]

I really like ivy honey... Although mine matured for a few months first.

Harvest and soft set it, leave it for the following September and it will have matured into a yummy treat.

 

[Curly green finger's]

Interesting this I extracted honey from colony’s I moved from the farm and it had heather and ivy in it if it was ivy it would be set and in the frames it would look a of white colour .

On another note spring 21 we extracted some honey from colony’s in the valley and there was a distinctive ivy taste or it could of been eucalyptus/holly it tasted very medicinal