# What is Clover Honey?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-clover-honey/157707
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [February 26, 2003, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-clover-honey/157707 "2003-02-26T19:16:08Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author:  [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2003, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-clover-honey/157707/1 "2003-02-26T19:16:08Z")
I was sitting here fixing my morning tea when I pulled down the plastic bear-shaped honey container from the cabinet. On the label were the words “Grade A Clover Honey”. I know what grade A means, but WTF is “Clover Honey”? Are there really different types of honey? Is one type better than another? Someone fill me in please…
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### Author:  [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2003, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-clover-honey/157707/2 "2003-02-26T19:20:16Z")
It’s honey made from clover. Different flowers produce different flavored honey.
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### Author:  [@Beadalin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beadalin)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2003, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-clover-honey/157707/3 "2003-02-26T19:26:08Z")
Clover honey is honey that has been made with bees that gathered nectar from clover flowers. It tends to be popular because clover is easy to grow, flowers for a long time and produces lots of nectar for the bees.
There are TONS of different kinds of honey, with a huge range in flavor-- there are something like 300 varieties in the US. Hit a farmer’s market or even the State Fair in your area, and see how many different kinds are being sold-- usually they let you taste different kinds to see what you like. It’s a lot of fun.
[This website](http://www.honeylocator.com/) lets you shop for specific kinds from a variety of sources.
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### Author:  [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2003, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-clover-honey/157707/4 "2003-02-26T19:53:20Z")
If you’re real lucky, it’ll be 4 leaf clover.
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### Author:  [@toadspittle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toadspittle)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2003, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-clover-honey/157707/5 "2003-02-26T19:59:56Z")
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> \*\*What is Clover Honey? \*\*
It’s a plant, sweetie-pie.
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### Author:  [@godzillatemple](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/godzillatemple)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2003, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-clover-honey/157707/6 "2003-02-26T20:02:16Z")
My older brother kept bees when we were young as part of a merit badge requirement. My mother grew mint plants nearby. The result was a wonderful mint-flavored honey that I’ve never forgotten.
Barry
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### Author:  [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2003, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-clover-honey/157707/7 "2003-02-26T20:19:18Z")
Thanks for the info folks. I didn’t think you could restrict bees to an particular type of flower… but if you position the hive well I can see how influence the bees somewhat.
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### Author:  [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2003, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-clover-honey/157707/8 "2003-02-26T21:12:33Z")
A fellow I used to work with kept bees. I asked him about the ones marketed as clover honey or orange blossom honey. He said that you could put your hives in the middle of a 40 acre clover field, and if the bees felt like it they might fly off somewhere else for their nector.
I think **dolphinboy** is right. They may be influenced to use the clover as it’s so close, but there are no assurances that it’s all they are using.