Forest Honey – ‘Miele di Bosco’

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.

Available sizes: 340g

Benefits: Like all raw honeys, it is highly antiseptic and anti-inflammatory. Use on the skin to heal wounds, or ingest to sooth coughs and colds. Lavender is also thought to be beneficial for muscle spasms, insomnia and reducing inflammation in muscles and joints.

Tasting notes and tips: A dark honey with an intense lavender aroma. This ‘classic’ honey is floral with notes of lavender and chamomile. Dry on the finish with a hint of acidity. We love this in ice-cream, drizzled on panna cotta, added to cakes and drizzled on goat’s cheese. Would work very well in floral or herbal teas.

Provenance: Our lavender honey is predominantly sourced from the Murcia region of south-east Spain. Made by a collective of beekeepers in the region, who produce beautiful pure honey on a small scale.

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

Made in Devon, by the Wallace family, who began beekeeping in 1949. Located in South Molton a small village south of Exmoor National Park. The bees forage across the hedgerows and pastures of North Devon. Their honey production is overseen by their head beekeeper who has a Masters of Excellence in Beekeeping.

Benefits: Like other multi-floral honeys it contains antioxidants & vitamins. Can be helpful in soothing colds, and due to its anti-inflammatory & antiseptic properties, it can also help to reduce inflammation and infection.

Tasting notes and tips: A clear honey made from pollen foraged by bees from the hedgerows and pasture fields across North Devon. This honey has a delicate aroma and a gentle sweetness with notes of lemon on the finish.

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.