Honey

SOME TYPES OF HONEY

The table of these pages lists some of the best types of Italian monofloral honey, (from a single type of flower) they are processed in our Apiary. Of each type, we give the following information:
1 zone of harvest
2 appearance
3 scent
4 taste
5 therapeutic properties
6 gastronomic use
As each natural product, honey should be consumed within 12-18 months from the date of production.

WARNING ! ! !

Honey is mainly a sweetener

The therapeutic properties indicated (#5) point out a helping action using that type of honey, for that particular condition. Honey is not certainly a substitution for pharmaceutical medicines prescribed by a medical practitioner.

ACACIA 1 Center-northerners regions 2 Liquid light yellow, clearly transparent 3 Characteristic, slightly of lilac 4 Sweet, perfumed, delicate 5 Tonic, detoxicate the liver 6 Sweetener for tea, coffee, yogurt	ORANGE 1 Sicily, Calabria 2 Clear Yellow 3 Cool 4 Pleasant of citrus 5 Calming, it fights insomnia 6 With iced tea, sweet pastry	CHESTNUT 1 From 600 to 1000 meters of altitude 2 Compact, tawny more or less dark 3 Intense 4 Very strong, tending to bitter 5 Help blood's circulation 6 With pork ribs
ARBUTUS 1 Sardinia, Tuscany 2 Grey-green, with hazel tonality 3 Intense 4 Bitter, slightly resinous 5 Diuretic and antiseptic 6 In cakes, as sweetener for coffee	HEATHER 1 Mediterranean 2 Reddish 3 Delicate and thin 4 Sourish but very pleasing 5 Anti-inflammatory of the respiratory ways 6 With hot milk, mulled wine,& cakes	EUCALYPTUS 1Lazio, Calabria, Sardinia 2 Amber, dark or darker 3 Firm, aromatic, characteristic 4 Bitterish, typical, strong 5 Against fevers, colds and bronchitis 6 With bittersweet sauces
SUNFLOWER 1 Regions of center Italy 2 Gold yellow 3 Very soft 4 Cool, sweet,delicate 5 Re-calcification of bone 6 With black olives, sea food,broad bean	LAVENDER 1 Liguria 2 Shining gold yellow 3 Cool and fragrant 4 Very aromatic 5 Light analgesic 6 On brown bread or with cheese	RHODODENDRON 1 Alps to 2000 meters 2 Very clear 3 Delicate 4 Slightly fruity 5 Neuroses, bronchitis, lack of appetite 6 With polenta and milk
SULLA 1 Puglia and Sardinia 2 Clear 3 Cool, sharp, flowery 4 Pleasant, aromatic 5 Indicated to cure the hepatic insufficiency 6 With chestnuts but also with goat cheese	TARASSACO 1 North-western zone 2 Live yellow, very crystallized 3 Very sharp 4 Pleasant,firm 5 Diuretic and depurative 6 With borage in frying pan	LIME 1 Subalpine area 2 Light green, with clear yellow glares 3 Sharp flowery 4 Rather perfumed, typical 5 Sedative and soothing 6 With mulled wine
THYME 1 Sicily 2 Amber, dark or darker 3 Characteristic and intense 4 Pleasantly sharp and aromatic 5 Disinfectant of bronchi 6 Green salads and shrimps	MOUNTAIN & HIGH MOUNTAIN 1 Alpine pastures 2 Dark color 3 Delicate 4 Typical 5 Energetic, balsamic, expectorant 6 Spread on buttered bread	MILLEFIORI (1000 FLOWERS) 1 Meadows in flower 2 Color: it depends on the origin 3 Delicate 4 Delicately aromatic 5 Tonic 6 Optimal as sweetener