Don Alfonso 1890 Honey

Our bees live at Le Peracciole, a farm of about 9 hectares in the protected area of Punta Campanella, at the very tip of the Sorrento Peninsula, facing the island of Capri. Here, among olive trees, lemons and Mediterranean scrub, there are about 30 hives, which produce mainly three kinds of honey.

Wildflower

Aromatically rich, it comes from a myriad of flowers typical of the Mediterranean scrub. Its colour is a fairly deep amber.

Citrus

Thicker, it is produced on the peninsula while oranges and lemons are in blossom, between May and June. It is very aromatic and pale; when it crystallises it turns almost white.

Honeydew

This is not a nectar honey: bees make it by collecting the sugary substances secreted by small insects on plants, during dry spells when flowers are scarce. It is dark and less sweet than the others, with a pleasant balance between bitter and sweet.

How we use it

Besides breakfast, in our kitchen we use it for sweet-and-sour sauces and desserts. With care: in its whole life, a bee produces roughly one teaspoon of honey. Knowing this is the first step towards respecting it, like every gift of the land.

Size: 500 g jar.

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