The best selection of lemon honey.

Summary: Lemon honey is a variety of orange blossom, which has a milder taste with special aroma. The special aroma comes from a specific compund of the lemon tree blossom. Also, this is a vary unique honey that is produced in the the Mediterranean coast. A very popular honey that you should try. Furthermore, it is also available for sale in our store in Las Rozas de Madrid.

Articles of interest: Raw unpasteurised honey. Properties of lemon.

1. Our raw lemon honey

Firstly, we show you the most important characteristics lemon honey:

a) Color

This honey is usually a little lighter than orange blossom honey, but some years it takes a pure white color. Darker colors may be due to some type of honeydew. The mielatos come from the sap of the trees and are rich in minerals, the latter always give a darker color to the honey.

b) Aroma

The aroma of this honey is very characteristic and singular, due to the presence of an aromatic substance called methyl anthranilate. This compund has a  very characteristic taste that when it is tasted reminds the flavor of the orange blossom. But this honey adds a very pleasant and different retronasal aroma.

c) Lemon tree

The lemon tree, a fruit tree found in warm and soft areas. In Spain, large lemon plantations are found in the coastal areas of the Mediterranean coast: Valencia, Murcia and Andalusia.

Next we show you a video of the flowers of the lemon tree.

Video of the flowers of the lemon tree

d) Flowering and harvesting

The lemon tree flowers all summer long. For this reason, this honey is harvested all year round.

e) Sustainability and respectful beekeeping techniques

We work with beekeepers who are committed to quality and use environmentally sustainable beekeeping techniques.

2. Benefits and properties:

Lemon blossom honey is orange blossom honey. For this reason it will have the same properties as orange blossom honey. Also, you can find more properties of this honey in Raw honey

Furthermore, the honey from lemon is rich in antioxidants, antioxidants from nectar and pollen from flowers, which will protect us against heart disease and degenerative diseases such as different types of cancer. Specific components found in lemon blossoms make it very suitable for treating sore throats and tonsils.

Finally we remember that honey is a functional product, not a medicine. In other words, honey helps to heal, but it is not a miraculous product.

3. Recommendations:

Raw honey of lemon is ideal to sweeten any dish or dessert, giving it a very peculiar and delicious touch. Moreover, great cooks use this honey to give a special touch to desserts and game dishes.

Also, we recommen the folliwing recipes:

a) Honey lemon soda

For preparing your honey lemon soda, you can use this lemon honeys.

b) Lemon in honey

Furtheremore, we recommend to use lemon honey for prepare lemon in honey.

c) Lemon ginger tea with honey

To prepare the deliicious lemon ginger tea you can use this lemon honey. It gives to the ginger tea a special taste.

4. Indications

Our honey has not been pasteurized or handled, so it is raw honey. As a result, it can be found in a solid state or in the process of crystallization. This process is accelerated to temperatures close to 14 ºC, because of this, in summer it is more common to find it solid and in liquid summer.

5. Origin:

We bring lemon honey from  the following beekeepers.

Table 1: Information of our beekeepers

We have visited all our beekeepers to ensure the high quality of the honey we sell.

6. Frequently asked questions

In addition, here are the most frequently asked questions.

• Is lemon added to this honey?

Lemon honey does not contain lemon, but comes mainly from the nectar of the flowers of the lemon tree. It is therefore a kind of orange blossom honey.

• Do you like this honey?

Lemon honey is one of the best-selling honeys in our store in Las Rozas de Madrid.

“Finally, for more information, please do not hesitate to contact us. We are happy to help you”.