Christmas berry honey
Schinus terebinthifolia
A light amber autumn honey from the small flowers of Brazilian pepper, an invasive shrub known in Florida and Hawaiʻi as Christmas berry for its red berries around Christmas.
- Origin
- USA – southern Florida and Hawaiʻi
- Colour
- 50 mm · extra light amber
- Taste
- sweet, lightly peppery
- Plant
- Schinus terebinthifolia · pepper tree →
Colour varies by year and place; the value given is typical.
Around 150,000 colonies are trucked to southern Florida each autumn for the Brazilian pepper flow.
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