Lavender honey is a natural product that is made in the stomach of bees from the nectar of lavender flowers. One of the most aromatic and exquisite honeys, you will love it!
The best selection of lavender honeys from Spanish beekeepers compromised with quality.
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Summary: Lavender honey is one of the most delicious, aromatic and most demanded honeys with great health benefits. Furthermore, all these honeys that you have at your disposal come from beekeepers committed to quality. Furthermore, it is also available in our shop in Las Rozas de Madrid. Finally, our beekeepers place their hives in the famous lavender fields of Brihuega.
Related articles: Properties of lavender. Lavender essential oil. Raw unpasteurised honey. Lavender fields in Guadalajara.
1. Our raw lavender honey
Firstly, we show you the most important characteristics of lavender honey:
a) Color
Lavender honey has an amber or light amber color and is lighter the more lavandin or savory (Satureja montana) you have, and darker the more honeyates you have.
b) Aroma
This honey is unique for its high content in sucrose and maltose, the latter is a disaccharide found only in Lavender that gives this aroma so striking and delicious. Furthermore, en the mouth this honey provokes some sensations in the mouth of sweet and fruity taste with acid notes, and when it has presence of mielatos, light salty notes can appear. Moreover, aall these sensations are long and powerful.
Finally, we show you the lavender fields of Brihuega where our lavender honeys come from:
Video 1: Brihuega fields in Guadalajara.
c) Not homogenized
All our honeys come from a single source. Likewise, our beekeepers do not mix honeys from different origins.
Video 2: Our laavander honeys
d) Lavender plant
Lavender is a plant belonging to the Lamiaceae family. Moreover, it can grow freely, without man’s hand or it can be cultivated. However, when it is cultivated it is called lavender.
Lavender is also, grown mainly on the slopes and rocky or rocky hills of the two Castillas. However, they mainly grow in the sunniest areas and with good drainage. In addition, it flowers in summer from the month of June in a very homogeneous and progressive over time.
Photo 1: Lavender flower seen from a magnifying glass
e) Flowering and harvesting
Moreover, lavender flowers at the end of June and during the whole month of July. Therefore, this honey is harvested in the middle of summer.
f) Ecological or conventional
Furthermore, we have at your disposal organic and conventional lavender honey. In the case of the organic one, it is made of lavender or lavender, both varieties of the lavender plant.
g) Gift from nature
Honey, a product obtained also without any animal suffering, is a gift given to us by nature.
h) Committed to the environment and rural development
In addition, these honeys are obtained by beekeepers committed to the environment and rural development. Therefore, with the purchase of these honeys we help the rural environment.
2. Benefits and properties
Lavender honey is a natural product very beneficial for health. Its properties are due to two reasons. Consequentgly, the first reason is due to its low concentration in water, its high sugar content, and its enzymes. The second reason is due to the components provided by the nectar of lavender flowers.
For this reason, this honey has been used for many generations to treat sore throats and other discomforts. Furthermore, we can also mention its powerful aroma. Aroma widely also used in aromatizers and in places that seek relaxation.
In short, according to a study by MG Miguel, MD Antunes and ML Faleiro, lavender honey has the following properties:
- Antioxidants: As it contains antioxidants, they will delay aging and the development of degenerative diseases. Since it is the antioxidants that neutralize the free radicals. Free radicals attack the DNA chain and cause great damage to our body.
- Modulator of the immune system
- Anti-inflammatory action
- Anti-cancer action: One of the reasons for its anti-cancer action are its antioxidants.
- Antioxidants that are also sold in a large number of drugs
- Metabolic and cardiovascular benefits
- Probiotic activity
- Bactericide and antiviral: Honey due to its low composition in water, its enzymes and other components that come from lavender, provide this characteristic. For this reason, this honey is very indicated to help reduce the effects of colds and sore throats.
- Rich in iron. The anemia is due in many cases by the lack of iron. Furthermore, this honey is rich in iron, so it is a very natural way to ingest it. However, we recommend the advice of a doctor to increase the effectiveness of absorption of this mineral.
Finally, in this section we collect the knowledge of older people who have tried to use products as natural as possible. Because not only pharmaceutical companies have the right to certify the properties of a product.
Picture 2: Lavender plant
3. Recommendations
This very aromatic and delicious honey is recommended for use as follows:
Photo 5: Toast, infusions and pastries.
Therefore, ideal for our morning toast, infusions and muffins.
a) Recommendations of the great chefs
Lavender honey is recommended for fried foods, both savoury and sweet, and poultry sauces.
Other chefs recommend it for ice cream, feta cheese and Camembert cheese.
b) Other suggestions with lavender honey
On the internet we have found other interesting suggestions with lavender honey:
Make your own lavender honey
The recipe I am about to give you is not a lavender honey in the strict sense of the word, but rather a lavender honey. For this we will explain it below:
Take a lavender honey or any other type of honey, but preferably lavender honey, which is also liquid. Add dried lavender flowers to this honey. Leave it to macerate for at least one day. You will see how delicious and what a powerful aroma of lavender.
Lavender tea with honey
To prepare the lavender tea with honey, heat the water. Once it starts to boil, add the lavender flowers. Let it boil for about 5 minutes. Afterwards, filter the tea to separate the lavender flowers from the infusion and, if you wish, sweeten it with a little lavender honey.
Photo 6: Jar of lavender honey by Apícola Moreno
c) Other recipes
Other typical recipes that can be made with lavender are: honey and lavender biscuits, lavender and honey ice cream and lavender and honey cake.
“It gives an exquisite touch to an infinite number of dishes”.
Photo 3: Beehives in Brihuega
4. Indications
In the first place, lavender honey crystallizes after a few months in a fine or thick form depending on the types of nectar that the bees have pecorated, that is to say, we will probably buy it crystallized or in advanced process of crystallization.
In addition, Lavender honey is harvested in summer although it is negatively affected by periods of drought and wind. As a consequence, there may be years when it is produced by honey of this variety.
5. Origin
Lavender honey is obtained from the following beekeepers:
Beekeeper |
Origin |
Characteristic |
| Antonio Simón | Madrid (Spain) | Organic |
| Apícola Moreno | Guadalajara (Spain) | No organic |
Table 1: Our beekeeper
There are several types of lavender such as lavender and lavender. The lavender would be cultivated lavender and the catueso would be another type of lavender. All of them can be found in other parts of Spain such as the Sierras de Madrid and Aragon.
Brihuega Lavender Fields: The Brihuega Lavender Fields are increasingly known. Fields that bloom from the end of June until the end of July, when they start to be harvested. These fields are also called Spanish Provence.
6. Where to buy lavender honey?
In Europe and the UK you can find lavender honey in many supermarkets. Supermarkets such as Tesco, Lidl, Waitrose and Holland and Barret. These supermarkets bring it mainly from beekeepers in the Mediterranean basin, where the honey is produced.
However, from El Cortijuelo we can send it directly from our beekeepers in Spain. We also assure you that it is raw lavender honey.
6. Frequently asked questions
In addition, these are frequently asked questions:
Picture 4: Lavender plant in May
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Does it taste like perfume?
People like lavender honey very much. However, sometimes they associate it with perfumes, and it gives them a bit of a break. However, once they try it, they tend to repeat it very often.
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Is it very aromatic?
Yes, this honey is quite aromatic. It’s next to thyme and eucalyptus, which are the most aromatic of all.
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Is lavender the same as lavender?
Lavender is a type of lavender, so we could say that lavender and lavender honey are the same.
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Are your lavender honeys the same as market and carrefour honeys?
We sell only quality raw lavender honey, which comes as it leaves the hive.
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Does your lavender honey come from La Alcarria?
The honey we sell comes also from a beekeeper in the municipality of La Alcarria, but we cannot indicate that it is from La Alcarria because it does not have a Denomination of Origin. Our beekeeper used to work with the Designation of Origin but a few years ago he left.
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In which areas of the world do we have lavender honey?
According to my research, we can also find lavender honey in the Autonomous Community of Aragon, in France, in Provence, in Mexico and in Chile.
8. More information
Finally, we show you the quality tests carried out by the Apineveda SL laboratory on batch 1403 of Apícola Moreno’s lavender honey. These tests have followed the regulations for the quality of honey: 1049/03. Directive 2001/110/CE.
Characterisitics |
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| Conductivity to 20 ºC: 1.46 x 10^(-4) S/cm | pH: 3.59 | Free activity: 12.38 meq/Kg |
| Hydroxymethylfurfural: Less than 1.00 mg/Kg | Humidity: 14.8 % | Fructoser: 36.35 % |
| Glucose: 26.54 % | Sucrose: 14.19 % | Maltose: 3.33 % |
| Fructose/glucose: 1.27 | Diastase activity: 9.6 U Gothe | |
Table 5: Informatio about lavander honey
In short, a Spanish honey that is very aromatic and widely used for its properties. Therefore, this honey should not be missing in your kitchen.
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