Borage honey

Honey from fields of borage with blue star-shaped flowers, where beekeepers move their hives in June and July. It is pale gold and stays runny for a long time.

Origin

East of England

Colour

30 mm · white

Taste

delicate, lightly herbal

Crystallization

slow

Season

Plant

Borago officinalis · borage →

Colour varies by year and place; the value given is typical.

In England borage is grown mainly for the oil in its seeds; the honey is a by-product of these fields.