Raw Italian Honey

Available Sizes: 250g / 500g

Benefits: A gentle honey, great for children. It may also help to keep your liver and intestines healthy, and its antibacterial properties have traditionally been used to help with any respiratory ailments.

Tasting Notes & Tips:  A  sweet, mild flavour, with a velvety texture. Great for sweetening teas, paired with salty hard cheeses (like Pecorino, or Parmesan), or for roasting with root veg. The Acacia tree is prominent feature of the Novara region of Italy.

Provenance: Made by the Borzoni family in the northern Italian province of Piedmont. Novara is a varied region in terms of the landscape; as well as miles of flatlands, there are also plenty of hills, lakes and dense woodland. The Acacia tree features prominently throughout.

Raw honey is not suitable during pregnancy or for children under 12 months old.

Benefits: Traditionally used as a tonic to calm nerves and is thought to be beneficial in soothing Arthritis.

Tasting Notes & Tips: A light colour, with a delicate, floral flavour. Its aromatic properties are fantastic with traditional northern Italian dishes such as prosciutto ham with fresh figs. We also like it with sweet (dolce) Gorgonzola or other salty, mild cheeses. Alpine flowers are found high up in the alps in the Valsesia area of Piedmont. This honey is prized because the flowers are only in bloom for a short time and are often ruined by high winds or sudden downpours.

Raw honey is not suitable during pregnancy or for children under 12 months old.

Available Sizes: 250g

Benefits: Make into a tea to sooth when you’re under the weather. Like all honeys it has antiseptic qualities and can be used on small cuts and grazes.

​Tasting Notes & Tips: ​A dark, rich, fruity honey. It’s got a smooth, almost soothing flavour. We inhale crumpets covered with it, and also like it drizzled over natural yogurt with some nuts and dried fruit on the side.

Provenance: Made by the Borzoni family in the northern Italian province of Piedmont. This honey comes from cherry trees in the Monferrato region, which is also well known for its truffles and wine.

Raw honey is not suitable during pregnancy or for children under 12 months old.

Available Sizes: 250g / 500g

Benefits: ​Chestnut flower honey may be beneficial for supporting circulation and may help to sooth muscle spasms.

Tasting Notes & Tips: A dark, almost woody honey, with a smokey quality to it. It’s not as sweet as other honeys, so is good as a glaze for roasts, or with blue cheeses and plenty of bread!

Provenance: Made by the Borzoni family in the northern Italian province of Piedmont. The trees are found high up in the Alps in the Valsesia region.

Raw honey is not suitable during pregnancy or for children under 12 months old.

Benefits: Eucalyptus honey is highly prized for its antioxidant and anti-bacterial properties. Considered beneficial against flu, colds, and respiratory infections, also traditionally used to help soothe and prevent urinary tract infections.

Tasting Notes & Tips: This honey has a highly perfumed aroma, and dark colour. Quick crystallising with a fine or medium crystals. A rich and deep sweet flavour, with light toffee and licorice notes, and a dry, almost salty finish. Try with yogurt and porridge, or in homemade chocolate truffles, or drizzled over some strong cheeses.

Provenance: Made by a family of beekeepers, whose hives are in the national park of Abruzzo, Italy. The bees forage on the Eucalyptus flowers found there in July and August.

Raw honey is not suitable during pregnancy or for children under 12 months old.

Benefits: Like all unpasteurised honey it has antiseptic and antibacterial properties. Commonly used to boost the immune system, help common fight colds and flu. It’s also thought to be beneficial for anemia.

Tasting Notes & Tips: Dark and thick, with an intense taste, that’s almost molasses like. This honey has deep fruity notes of prunes and currents, with a dry finish. Great with yogurt, muesli & porridge, in baking, or as a glaze for both meat and fish.

Provenance: Made by a family of beekeepers, whose hives are in the national park of Abruzzo, Italy. This honey is not made with pollen, but with the sap from tree leaves. The leaf sap is eaten by insects who absorb the proteins and then expel a sugary sap that’s loved by the bees.

Raw honey is not suitable during pregnancy or for children under 12 months old.

Benefits: Like all honeys, it’s a natural preservative, with antiseptic qualities that can soothe sore throats, coughs & colds. Cacao is also considered to beneficial for digestion, inflammation and heart health.

Tasting Notes & Tips: Made from pure wildflower honey, ground hazelnuts, and cacao. An absolutely delicioustopping for toast, porridge, ice cream and pancakes, to name a few! Rich, with just the right amount of cacao and nut.

Provenance: A wildflower honey made in the national park of Abruzzo, in central Italy. Once harvested, the honey is blended with hazelnuts and cacao, allowed to infuse, and then jarred.

91% Honey, 7 % Hazelnuts, 2% Cacao.

Allergen: HAZELNUTS

Raw honey is not suitable during pregnancy or for children under 12 months old.

Available Sizes: 250g / 500g

Benefits: Like all honeys it has antiseptic qualities and can be used on small cuts and grazes. It’s also thought to be helpful when you’ve got a dose of the flu or want to support the body’s immune system.

​Tasting Notes & Tips: Dark and thick, with an intense taste almost like molasses, but less cloyingly sweet. Use to make your own Barbecue Sauce or try with natural or Greek yogurt. 

Provenance: Made by the Borzoni family in the northern Italian province of Piedmont. Originating from the Monferrato region(famed for its truffles and wine), Honeydew, also known as ‘Forest Honey’, is made by small insects who ingest plant sap found in tree leaves. They leave behind a sugary liquid on the leaves after digesting the sap. Bees then collect the sap and process it into a dark, intensely flavoured honey.

Raw honey is not suitable during pregnancy or for children under 12 months old.

Available Sizes: 250g / 500g

Benefits: May be beneficial if you’re suffering with insomnia and/or menstrual cramps. May also be helpful as a digestion aide, and as a diuretic. You may like it if you’re trying to counter a heavy night out!

​Tasting Notes & Tips:  A light colour, with a strong, fresh flavour. Hints of lime and eucalyptus. Unsurprisingly given the flavour, Linden Trees are also known as Lime Trees.

Provenance: Made by the Borzoni family in the northern Italian province of Piedmont. The trees are found high up in the Alps in the Valsesia area of Piedmont. The flavour lingers in the mouth after eating. Great slavered on an English muffin for breakfast.

Raw honey is not suitable during pregnancy or for children under 12 months old.

Benefits: A rare and particular honey, rich in anti-inflammatory & antiseptic properties. Considered to be an ally against coughs, the flu and aids digestion.

Tasting Notes & Tips: This honey has a light amber colour, a rich smooth texture.  Gentle notes of citrus, and aromatic herbs, with a dry finish. Delicious in teas and infusions, spread on light, mild bread, and would also work well on yogurt or porridge.

Provenance: Made by a family of beekeepers, whose hives are in the national park of Abruzzo, Italy. Summer Savory is an annual herb from the mint family, found across the Mediterranean. Considered to be a very rare honey due to the need for exact weather conditions during flowering, including no drought conditions during July.

Raw honey is not suitable during pregnancy or for children under 12 months old.