Greek Raw Honey - Premium Raw Honeys by Wild about Honey

Greece is famous for its Thyme honey, and there is a truly amazing diversity of Thyme honey produced. Most of the Thyme honey tends to multifloral, that is to say it is quite obviously Thyme honey but with the presence of enough Wildflowers to change the character of it significantly from place to place. 

Some of the Greek islands can be rugged, rocky and sparsely vegetated, and it is on these islands there may be little else flowering at the same time so the bees forage on the Thyme almost exclusively and produce Thyme honeys which are extremely Thyme rich and highly monofloral. 

Kalymnos is a small island in the eastern Aegean close to Turkey which produces such a Thyme honey, it is rich golden and HIGHLY aromatic and prized for its medicinal qualities. This year a Kalymnos Thyme honey won 3 stars at the Great Taste Awards. It also goes without saying that Thyme honey is traditionally prized for its medicinal qualities especially for lung conditions, colds and respiratory health. 

Our Raw Greek Kalymnos Thyme honey is produced by Isabella who wrote this beautiful letter about her relationship to beekeeping. It is produced in full below.

 The process until the honey is produced in the hive and reaches consumption was more difficult than I initially imagined. It is a job that requires a lot of physical strength and a lot of patience. The hours you have to devote are too many and the fatigue is indescribable. But the result rewards you. As soon as you bond with the bees and this work, you can understand that the way of life of the bee and how a bee works is admirable.

So every year since then, many times with losses and difficulties, I try with love, patience and persistence, to make this precious gift of nature called thyme honey known to the younger generation, because it should be allowed to be enjoyed in every home. It is a wonder of nature. A miracle, which we are all entitled to have."

If there was only one honey I could use everyday for the rest of my life it might just be this one. This lovely dark, rich, smooth as silk honey is just unbelievably more-ish. It is subtle, slightly herbaceous, has a luxurious mouthfeel and has a very mild sweetness. It also has powerful healing properties for internal digestion complaints as well as mouth ulcers.

Like our Raw Vanilla Fir honey and Raw Pine Honey and Serra da Estrela Mountain (Oak) honey, this Raw Greek Red Fir honey is a honeydew. Honeydews are made by bees foraging on the secretions of insects that live off the sap of the trees. They contain a large percentage of long chain sugar molecules called Oligosaccharides. Fructose is a shorter chain molecule which crystallizes quicker and Glucose is the smallest sugar molecule and crystallizes quickest (think Raw sunflower honey), Nectar honeys are usually characterized by the presence of Glucose and Fructose in varying proportions.

This Raw Red Fir honey comes from the mountains of central Greece and is produced by Vaggelis, a young gifted beekeeper and entrepreneur who has been beekeeping since he was a teenager.

These honey would make a beautiful gift to any discerning honey lover.

SADLY THIS BEAUTIFUL HONEY NEVER CAPTURED THE IMAGINATION LIKE ITS PORTUGUESE COUSIN. SO IT IS BEING DISCONTINUED AND GREATLY REDUCED IN PRICE. TO £7.99 - PLEASE NOTE WE CANNOT OFFER ANY FURTHER VOLUME DICOUNTS ON THIS. 

Arbutus Honey and Erica Heather honey need no introduction. They are both known and famed for their antibacterial and antibiotic qualities not to mention all the other health benefits of high quality pure raw honey. This beautiful honey which contains the nectar of both these winter flowering plants comes from the wild and unpolluted Panachaic mountain, far from any industrial agriculture or human activity,  in the western part of Greece. 

It has a remarkably fine crystal structure which gives it a texture much like a creamed honey and a has a superb bitter caramel taste. Little wonder it was the recipient of an MTA Platinum award.  

Like all good quality Raw honey, it is received cultural wisdom and increasingly scientifically confirmed that raw honey is an excellent pre-biotic, highly antibacterial and a unusually complex superfood produced by master alchemists ( honeybees) transforming nectars and complex phyto-chemicals into food and medicines which are uniquely beneficial to human beings ( and other animals). It is also quite delicious.

All our honey is 100% Raw, Real and jarred in Greece to keep the honey in the best condition possible and to minimize any time between harvest and jarring. 

WE STRONGLY SUGGEST REFRIGERATING THIS HONEY, IT WILL KEEP BETTER AND LONGER, IT WONT CRYSTALLIZE HARD AND REFRIGERATION WILL NOT HARM IT,  THIS IS OWING TO ITS RELATIVELY HIGH WATER CONTENT AND WILL KEEP OPTIMALLY FOR MUCH LONGER.

"I was only 13 years old when I started to work in beekeeping. I started with love and passion for beekeeping, producing many varieties of honey. The beehive is situated in the lower zones of the Panachaic mountain in the winter months,  free from the reach of daily human culture or agriculture, the bees compose this exceptional honey which, with its consumption, is a protective shield for the human body, because it contains natural antibiotic substances in a higher percentage than other honey. "

Our Raw Oregano and Lavender honey is a wonderful aromatic, herby and perfectly balanced honey.  This lovely summer honey has a delicate bouquet and a pleasing and lingering taste. The sharp herbal notes of the Oregano and balanced out by the sweetness of the Lavender which create this elegant and refined honey.

This honey comes from our friend Apostolos and is produced in Pelion, the mythical mountain of northern Greece, home to Chiron the Centaur, the teacher and healer of ancient Greece. A fitting provenance.

Like all good quality Raw honey, it is received cultural wisdom and increasingly scientifically confirmed that raw honey is an excellent pre-biotic, highly antibacterial and a unusually complex superfood produced by master alchemists ( honeybees) transforming nectars and complex phyto-chemicals into food and medicines which are uniquely beneficial to human beings ( and other animals). It is also quite delicious.

All our honey is 100% Raw, Real and jarred in Greece to keep the honey in the best condition possible and to minimize any time between harvest and jarring.