Lavender honey
Lavandula angustifolia, L. × intermedia
Light honey from lavender fields. It crystallizes into a fine, creamy texture.
- Origin
- Provence (France), Spain
- Colour
- 25 mm · white
- Taste
- floral, gently fruity, lavender aroma
- Crystallization
- medium
- Plant
- Lavandula angustifolia, L. × intermedia · lavender →
Colour varies by year and place; the value given is typical.
Honey from Provence carries the Protected Geographical Indication Miel de Provence, which covers both lavender and lavandin honey.
More honeys
Rapeseed honeyEurope, Canada
Orange blossom honeySpain (Valencia), Italy, Florida, Mexico
Raspberry honeyGermany, Finland
Sainfoin honeyItaly (Apennines) and other parts of Europe where sainfoin is grown
Sweet clover honeyUkraine, southern Russia, Poland
Willow honeyLithuania, Poland
Mel dos Açores – incenso honeyAzores (São Miguel, Terceira, Pico, Santa Maria), Portugal
Borage honeyEast of England
Sources
- Persano Oddo L., Piro R. (2004): Main European unifloral honeys: descriptive sheets. Apidologie 35, S38–S81.
- eAmbrosia – rejstřík zeměpisných označení EU.