Fragrant and Delicious Thyme Honey from Symi.
Especially popular for its rich nutritional value and beneficial effect on our health.
Pine honey has been shown to have anti-inflammatory and antiseptic effects while also helping to treat coughs, sore throats and gout. In addition, it has tonic properties, increases heart rate and reduces the problems associated with ulcers, while it also has antimicrobial properties.
The nutritional value of pine honey is very high thanks to the large number of minerals and trace elements it contains. Magnesium, calcium, zinc, iron and copper are some of the minerals and trace elements in its composition.
It also contains carbohydrates, proteins, amino acids, vitamins and enzymes which make it an ideal food for athletes, children and people with intense physical and mental activity. Its low sugar and glucose content allows it to be consumed by all age groups.
Pine honey comes from the honeydew of the insent Marchalina hellenica or otherwise the worker of the pine.
It has a special and characteristic colour which depends on the period of its production.
Its colour is in shades from dark yellow to light brown. Pine honey produced in the spring has a lighter colour and greater clarity than that produced in the fall. As a honey, it is not very sweet, due to its low glucose content, while its aroma is spicy and unusual, reminiscent of iodine.
It crystallizes slowly, due to is low glucose content, and pure pine honey can remain fluid for a long time. exceeding one and a half years.
Unsuitable for infants under 12 months
12 Stremmata
Having started with the knowledge and experience imparted by our families, we decided to experiment by cultivating aromatic herbs. In time, nature led us to our next business decisions. Between the mountains of Paggaio and Falakro, in a proprietary field of more than a hectare, next to the river Aggiti, there it begun. In 2014, we planted lavender (Lavandula Angustifolia). In the following years, we experimented with various other herbs such as oregano, thyme, siderits (mountain tea), sage, echinacea.
During the summer, while working in our farm we found out that our plants were very much loved by the bees in the area, so we soon placed our own beehives on the farm, during the lavender blossom. Some weeks later, when harvest time came, the honey we tasted from the hive was completely different from anything we had ever tasted. The discovery of a new kind of honey, gave us great joy and satisfaction, a great moment in our beekeeping course. Lavender honey, the first and only in Greece, became the compass that would show us the direction. We then started replacing some herbs varieties with lavender.
With the same passion and love, we insist on having quality products for the consumer, using natural methods in beekeeping and cultivation.
It is of utmost importance to us to maintain organic farming, therefore our property is annually audited and certified by an approved Inspection and Certification Body (BIO HELLAS).
Our property is an open up farm throughout the spring and summer. One of our activities, is the tour of schools and other groups who want to get in touch with nature and observe and identify herbs.
What we consider to be important and want to communicate with the world is that we must respect nature.