The most expensive honey

TwT · July 23, 2006, 09:45:27 AM

The most expensive honey in the world?

The most expensive honey in the world is claimed to be Sidr Honey -- at $200 per kilo. You can even buy it online.

http://www.luxist.com/2006/07/17/sidr-honey/
http://www.worldsfoods.com/view.asp?prod_ID=2884

It comes from the Hadramaut Mountains in the Southwestern Arabian Peninsula, where it is harvested only twice per year. The honey is from bees who feast only on the pollen of the Sidr tree, considered by many to be a holy tree and is one of the most resilient, ancient tree varieties in the area. Sidr honey is reputed to have many medicinal benefits ...

Brian D. Bray · July 24, 2006, 02:38:47 AM

All honey has many medicinal benifits.

TwT · July 24, 2006, 02:41:39 AM

Quote from: Brian D. BrayAll honey has many medicinal benifits.

I know this but this is a holy bloom for some!!!!!! thats what they pay for and I would love to try some just to see what it taste like........, I still favor clover honey......

Brian D. Bray · July 24, 2006, 03:08:07 AM

My personal favorite is Blackberry.

Apis629 · July 25, 2006, 06:21:44 PM

Citrus...

abejaruco · July 25, 2006, 07:35:16 PM

Lavandula, avocado and chesnut...

Apis629 · July 25, 2006, 07:51:31 PM

Where do you get Lavandula, avocado and chesnut honeys?

abejaruco · July 26, 2006, 06:09:14 AM

I have any hives at seaside, near the cape of Trafalgar (the place that gave the name to the famous naval battlefield where Nelson died). Here I harvest Lavandula stoechas.
Other hives are located in the marsh (marisma), here I harvest citrus and thymus (in the mountain near the river).
And other group of hives are in the open field (campiÃ±a) where I harvest Hedysarum coronarium -sulla- in spring and eucalyptus in july.
I have a friend beekeeper in the coast of Malaga where the avocado is abundant and another in the sierra where chestnut -Castanea sativa- and Arbutus unedo are silvester, and we change (barter) our honeys.

CraigW · July 26, 2006, 09:58:20 AM

Quote from: Brian D. BrayMy personal favorite is Blackberry.

Why blackberry? I have an acer of blackberries so next year I should get a lot of blackberry honey, is it light or dark?
Thanks,

Brian D. Bray · July 29, 2006, 02:32:26 AM

Good blackberry honey is almost as clear as fireweed. Pure fireweed honey is pure white, like looking through glass, but it is very hard to find enough to get it that way. Blackberry, on the other hand, is abundant and mild in flavor (for those of you who still possess a sense of taste--I don't) and very light amber.

Rabbitdog · July 29, 2006, 10:53:29 PM

That can't be the most expensive honey in the world.
I produce the most expensive honey in the world! I've kept track of everything I've bought over the last 3 or 4 years. If I broke it down to cost per pound, I'd probably cry

but I love it anyway!

melliphile · July 30, 2006, 12:03:18 AM

Thus far, my favorite has been squash flower. It was rich and buttery. Blueberry is a close second. I'd like to try sumac and heather, so if anyone produces any, I'd gladly buy some. That sidr honey sounds exquisite, too. Hmmmm, a 5 gallon batch of mead would cost more than $4G!!!! Oh well, I guess that will have to wait until after I hit the Powerball.