We are still busily trying to finalize the lable design for the honey that we have bottled. So far we've collected a total of just about 90 lbs of raw urban honey from the princesses. This represents three separate collections actually. The first was in early summer, June. This honey crystallized nearly immediately, and has a slight bitter note underneath the herbaceous sweetness. The second and largest batch -- which we wrote about extracting last time was collected toward the middle of July -- it is also very herbal, but with a little more hints of fruits and flowers, a bit lighter with out the tang of the first batch.
The final batch, collected in early August is my favorite -- it is quite floral and a bit fruity -- very sweet. I imagine this is going to crystallize fairly quickly, but not as soon as the first crop did. I like the first batch best as a topping for oatmeal, cornbread, etc. because of the sharpness. The second from July is excellent for cooking, for toast, hot toddy's, etc. The third most floral collection is the one I use for tea, or just to eat a spoonfull once in a while (this is a great remedy for coughs, or sore throat).
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Urban beekeeping in San Francisco.
Our bees create 100%
natural, raw, wildflower honey in Noe Valley. We take it
from them as available and lightly filter it so the flavor
of the neighborhood is evident through each season.
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