Hawaiian Christmas Berry Honey

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Hawaiian christmas berry honey. Found only in the volcano and mauna kea forests the hawaiian christmas berry s nectar yields a rich golden amber honey with a pleasing berry flavor reminiscent of a berry tart. Harvested from kalapana of the big island this honey has a taste of fruit with a pleasant herbal aftertaste. For foodies the consistency of the flavor makes it a fantastic base for salad dressings. Hawaiian christmas berry honey is produced by our bees located in the remote uplands of the sacred ka u district.
Hawaiian christmas berry honey 12 ounce. Hawaiian christmas berry honey is produced by our bees located in the remote uplands of the sacred ka u district. The flavor of the hawaiian christmas berry is one our most stable and consistent honeys. The honey is subtlety sweet with a hint of black licorice flavor.
Bee keeping christmas berry hawaii honey wilelaiki february 13 2019 also in bound for summer 2019 hawaiian christmas berry wilelaiki honey so i got an e mail out of the blue a couple weeks back from another bee keeper from the keauhou farmer s market on the big island. Christmas berry grows in cattle grazing areas of the big island. In the naalehu area the hawaiian christmas berry honey sometimes blooms with the kiawe. The honey is subtlety sweet with a hint of black licorice flavor that remains on you palette.
Christmas berry honey tends to be bright yellow and it is slower crystallizing honey. This gift box includes one moon shine trading company 9 ounce jar of our hawaiian christmas berry honey nestled in red tissue paper paired with a recipe sheet and sealed with a gold cord. Share some hawaiian christmas berry honey for the holidays or celebrate a mini tropical holiday year round. Found only in the volcano and mauna kea forests the hawaiian christmas berry s nectar yields a rich golden amber honey with a pleasing berry flavor reminiscent of a berry tart.
A big island favorite christmas berry honey is one of the most stable and consistent honeys the big island produces. Its a none native plant species so as the cattle eat it the seeds are deposited in other areas. We collect this complex honey as naalehu wild flower. This honey would be great for making salad dressings and for sweetening your morning green tea or coffee.
For foodies the consistency of the flavor makes it a fantastic base for salad dressings making mead honey wine or using to infuse herbs and spices like cinnamon. The wilelaiki blossom which means christmasberry in hawaiian was introduced to hawaii from brazil in 1911 according to a bishop museum website the beautiful red berries from this invasive plant are pictured above but looks may be deceiving. Wintertime brings a special glow to the volcanic forests on the big island of hawaii when bright red berries adorn the christmas berry bush.