Bird's-foot trefoil honey
Lotus corniculatus
A very light honey from bird's-foot trefoil (Italian ginestrino), a meadow legume that flowers from April to September. It is only occasionally harvested as a single-flower honey in the central Italian Apennines.
- Origin
- Apennines of central Italy
- Colour
- 15 mm · extra white
- Taste
- delicate, not very distinctive
- Plant
- Lotus corniculatus · bird's-foot trefoil →
Colour varies by year and place; the value given is typical.
Its pollen is common in mountain wildflower honeys across Europe, yet pure bird’s-foot trefoil honey is a rarity.
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