Greek Organic Apollonius Set

A honey set featuring Greek Arbutus, Greek Pine, and Greek Vanilla Fir varieties presents a delightful selection of unique tastes and aromas, perfect for honey enthusiasts or as a thoughtful gift. A Greek honey set featuring these three varieties is not only a delicious treat but also an exploration of the diverse flavors of Greek nature. Here's a brief overview of each:

Greek Organic Arbutus Honey: is harvested in Mount Ossa/Kissavos, and it is a unique and rare type of honey due to its antioxidant and antibacterial properties.

• • Flavor: What makes this variety of honey so popular is its unusual savor that combines sweetness and bitterness in a unique taste experience. Organic Raw Greek Arbutus Honey has a unique taste that you either love or don’t. The honey has a strong, pungent aroma and a mildly sweet taste at first, followed by a stronger, more persistent, and overpowering bitterness, but with an unusual fineness to it. There is also a slight astringency to the honey in the end. The rich flavor profile includes rather strong malty, coffee grounds or cocoa bean notes. Arbutus Honey has a beautiful aftertaste, but its medicinal main flavour puts many off. This is a connoisseur variety for those with a love of unique and potent honey.
  • Texture: soft, thick and spreadable.
  • Colour: from light brown to middle brown.
  • Weight: 280g glass jar.
  • Honey Facts & Benefits: The antioxidant and antibacterial qualities of this honey are truly exceptional. The variety has been said to exert a stronger antioxidant effect than acacia, chestnut, and other varieties of honey. The honey is rich in polyphenolic compounds and other elements with outstanding free radical-scavenging effects. Research shows that honey can help improve wound healing by reducing bacterial load. Applied on the skin as a face mask, Arbutus honey can help improve skin appearance, restore brightness and smoothness, and even prevent more severe acne breakouts.
  • Uses: Excellent for pairing with cheeses, drizzling over yogurt or desserts, or simply enjoying by the spoonful.

Greek Organic Pine Honey: comes from Thasos Island. It is made when bees harvest honeydew from pine needles and the bark of trees. Honeydew honey is superior to flower honey due to its high mineral and amino acid content and antimicrobial activity.

• • Flavor: Made from the nectar of pine trees, this honey is darker and has a strong, resinous flavor. It is less sweet than flower honeys due to its low glucose content and carries a unique pine or woody note, while its aroma is spicy and unusual, reminiscent of iodine.
  • Texture: soft, runny, thick and spreadable.
  • Colour: from dark yellow to light brown.
  • Weight: 280g glass jar.
  • Honey Facts & Benefits: Pine Honey crystallizes slowly, due to its low glucose content, and pure pine honey can remain liquid for a long time, more than a year and a half.
  • Scientific research has shown that Pine Honey has anti-inflammatory and antiseptic effects and also helps treat coughs, sore throats, and gout. The low pH combined with the high hydrogen peroxide content acts preventively to treat a wide range of microorganisms. In addition, it has tonic properties, increases heart rate, and reduces the problems associated with ulcers.
  • Uses: Organic Raw Pine Honey is one of those honey that makes a perfect and much healthier alternative to table sugar and is great for everyday use. Perfect for sweetening teas, baking, or using in marinades and sauces for meats.

Greek Organic Vanilla Fir Honey (Protected Designation of Origin): comes from Peloponnese, Mount Erymanthos, and is made when bees harvest honeydew from Black Fir needles and the bark of trees. Honeydew honey is superior to flower honey due to its high mineral and amino acid content and antimicrobial activity.

• • Flavor: This honey is typically smooth and buttery, with faint vanilla notes and the aromatic characteristics of fir trees. It has a medium sweetness and a complex flavor profile.
  • Texture: soft, thick, runny and spreadable.
    Colour: light in color, a shade between pearl and vanilla.
  • Weight: 280g glass jar.
  • Honey Facts & Benefits: It is extremely rare, difficult to be harvested, and can only be collected during the first 2 weeks of June every year. It is thus the most unique and excellent honey in the world. You will never taste a higher masterpiece of bee craftsmanship.
  • Being a honeydew honey it will not crystallize for a long time and will remain runny. 
  • It has beneficial stomach properties, due to its gentle yet rich texture and nutrients. It has a higher quantity of precious minerals and metals (phosphorus, potassium, calcium, magnesium, and iron) than all other types of honey, which is why it is good for restoring the body’s adaptive and immune system response. It has anti-viral, anti-bacterial, and antiseptic action in the whole body and especially the respiratory system, as well as protecting against bad breath. Recommended for a balanced low-calorie diet, due to its lower sugars than floral kinds of honey. It may also be recommended for diabetics in small doses.
  • Uses: Ideal for drizzling on pancakes, waffles, or desserts, and can also enhance the flavor of various dishes.

Notes & Tips:

• Storage: honey should be stored away from direct sunlight in a dry place at room temperature or below. Always ensure the lid is secured tightly.
• Crystallization: raw honey crystallizes over time, and it is a natural process. Honey thickens and changes its state - it hardens and becomes grainy. Different types of honey crystallize differently. Some types of honey become very grainy and form larger crystals. Changes in color and structure (crystallization) are signs of raw, unpasteurized, and unprocessed honey.
• Consistency: if you prefer softer, more liquid honey, you can gently warm it by putting the jar in hot water. Warming will liquefy the crystallized honey. Avoid exposing honey to temperatures over 45°C, because higher temperatures may destroy part of the natural nutrients. Please make sure the jar is closed correctly to ensure no water contaminates the honey.
• Colour changes: please know that raw honey can vary in colour and taste from batch to batch - honey changes with the season and climate and depending on what the bees feed on.
• Packaging: our honey is available in recyclable glass jars
• Safety Information: honey is inappropriate for children under the age of one year.
• Product photos and videos are representative. Honey colour and texture may vary depending on the season and level of crystallization.

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