Honey can be found in all kinds and colours. At a first glance you have light and dark honey, liquid and solid honey and honey from one flower (monofloral) or from several different flowers (multifloral). Fortunately, not everything is as complex as it seems.
Solid or liquid
When honey comes straight from the hive, it is liquid. After some filtering it can immediately be poured into the jars. As honey consists of monosaccharides for about 70%, it will sooner or later crystallise into large coarse crystals, which are very unpleasant to eat.
It is therefore important for beekeepers and packagers to postpone the crystallisation of their liquid honey as long as possible. Not by heating the honey, but by choosing the correct composition (some kinds crystallise slower, others faster) and by observing the strictest hygienic standards, as even the smallest solid part in liquid honey causes crystallisation.
Solid honey is nothing more than liquid honey crystallised in a controlled manner. Not in large coarse crystals, but in a fine crystalline structure that makes it as soft and smooth as butter.
Liquid honey is easier to divide into doses, solid honey is easier to spread.
Monofloral or multifloral
All honey may be sweet, but if you try several varieties, you will be surprised at the different flavours honey can have. Aroma and flavour depend on the flower from which the nectar originates. Mixed nectar, called “multifloral honey”, originates from many different flowers. If the honey originates from one particular flower species, you have a ”monofloral honey”. Flavour and aroma are then characteristic of that species. Lime honey has a recognisable flavour pattern that differs clearly from e.g. heather honey.
Colour & flavour of honey
There is a relationship between the colour and flavour of honey. Generally speaking, light honey has a soft, delicate flavour, while dark honey has a strong, pronounced flavour.
Very simplified you could say that the colour and flavour of honey represent the seasons.
Honey harvested in spring will have light colours: acacia, clover etc.
Honey collected in summer will be characterised by yellow hues and fruity flavours: sunflower, for instance.
Honey produced in autumn will have a darker colour and a stronger flavour: one example is heather honey.
However, there are exceptions to this rule.
The best you can do is trust your intuition.