Honey bees are at their most active on warm, sunny days in July, when sunflowers are at their peak. This can lead to higher yields of nectar for bees (and honey from each beehive for the producer).

One of the most important characteristics of sunflower honey, of which few people are aware, is its purity. Any pollutants or harmful substances from the soil are retained in the stem of the plants. As a result, the nectar collected by bees remains pure. The purity also comes from the fact that most sunflower crops are grown organically, without harmful insecticides.

The fast crystallization may be viewed by some as one of the downsides to this honey. In fact, there are health benefits to eating crystallized honey. Keeping a piece of crystallized honey under your tongue allows more of the nutrients to be taken up by the sublingual glands.