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Fresh Honey from Lemon Myrtle Blossoms

April 17, 2017 By prfwebsite Leave a Comment

Autumn 2017 has brought our first harvest of lemon myrtle honey from our 3 hives. Many thanks to Meg Platte from the Bunyip Beekeeping Group for setting up and maintaining the hives for us. The honey does have a distinctive floral taste due to the large crop of lemon myrtle flowers that the bees have been feasting on. We plan to serve the honey in a range of dishes at the Schoolhouse Café such as drizzled over these fresh figs from our neighbour’s old tree.
Because our honey is raw and not heated it retains a long list of nutrients and enzymes said to provide a variety of health benefits and medical uses. Raw honey contains:
  • antioxidants to keep your cells healthy,
  • antibacterial and antifungal properties that can kill unwanted bacteria and fungus and has been used to treat wounds ,
  • phytonutrients that are anti – inflammatory and assist with gut health.
 
So, a couple of teaspoons a day of this nectar should keep us healthy!
 
Raw honey is a popular treatment for a sore throat and to treat coughs (see an earlier post here for a Lemon Myrtle and Ginger Tea recipe that would work well with some raw honey). However unpasteurized honey should not be given to babies under 1 year old as it may contain the bacteria that causes botulism.
My father had 70 hives that he managed when I was a child and I have good memories of the delicious honey, however my mother had less happy memories as Dad sometimes processed the honey in our large country kitchen leaving a sticky mess that she was often left to clean!
Have you tried honey made from lemon myrtle blossoms? Do you prefer the taste of raw honey?

Filed Under: Native Plants and Spices, Peppermint Ridge Farm Activities Tagged With: honey, lemon myrtle, lemon myrtle honey

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NEWS FROM THE FARM

Our new Australian spice dukkah is now available. After lots of trials, we are really pleased with the finished product. Finger limes, lemon myrtle, mountain pepper and native celery add a unique set of flavours that enhance the traditional dukkah recipe. Place your Order Here

We are busy with lots of garden maintenance including mulching and establishing new beds of mountain pepper and lemon myrtle.

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Julie’s presentations provide an opportunity to learn more about Australia’s wonderful native food plants:

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  • growing and propagating them
  • use them in everyday cooking

We do a lot of presentations at Libraries. We also attend a number of field days, garden expos and festivals across Victoria.

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