I see buckwheat honey all the time at farmer’s markets in the rockies. It’s a favorite of mine too. Not nearly as sweet.

My grandfather was a beekeeper in Montana and swore by spotted napweed honey. Of course spotted napweed is invasive and should be ripped out when found outside of its native Europe.

Yeah there are a lot of honeys that are nice that you don't see that often.

buckwheat honey could be an acquired taste for some. i love it. it's definitely available.

buckwheat is a summer cover crop. that means the (good) beekeepers would allow the bees to keep some for their own food for fall/winter feeding. also...dont know a lot of people who summer cover crop anymore. i guess its definitely niche, but certainly available in the usa.

i cant control where my bees go foraging. so i just label it 'wild flower' honey. in early spring before they swarm, i make sure the brambles are flowering. at that time..even in california..there isnt a whole lot of forage for them when they come out hungry. they also gorge themselves before swarming and so usually there isnt a whole lot early spring honey. its a timing thing. so really..there is no good time window for collecting buckwheat honey. unless we steal it from them and replace it with something else for their feeding.