Fir honey from Peloponnese, Greece.
This honey is being produced by bees collecting honeydew secretions from the firs of Greek forests.
Fir honey contains a low percentage of moisture but does not crystallize due to its low glucose content.
It has a thick to solid transparent appearance, with an intense brown-red color.
It has moderate intensity aromas of balsamic, caramel and coniferous forest.
Its taste is lactic, metallic with tones of wet wood.
It is honey especially rich in minerals.
In order to modify its texture and make it more liquid you can follow the same steps that you would follow with any other type of honey: warm "bain Marie" in less than 35 ºC temperature.
Greek Honey
In Greece, apiculture does not involve the intense exploitation of bees and organised monocultures of mass produced, low cost & low quality honey.
Greek apiculture in protected Natura 2000 regions allows bees to feed exclusively on pure pollen, far away from chemicals, pesticides & industrial zones.
Due to the dry climate of Greece, honey has low water content and therefore it is slightly processed.
This has as a result a more aromatic, more dense and richer in flavours and ingredients honey.
