flavoured honey

[stephenpug]

Just got back from a holiday in France and on one of the markets we went to there was a chap selling flavoured honey the lime was really tasty from what i could make out (not speaking much French) he adds lime juice and food colour before soft setting it
Has any one else tried this ???

 

[thedeaddiplomat]

I am sure it was very nice...

But by and large the current Lady DD and I prefer honey-flavoured honey.

 

[Monsieur Abeille]

My summer crop has produced a lovely lime flavour, no nasty additives!

I seem to recall a conversation a few years back questioning if nectar from lime trees gives a lime flavour, if I recall correctly there is little or no relationship between the lime trees and the lime fruit - if not I'd love to know what plant gives the lime flavour.

 

[stephenpug]

My summer crop has produced a lovely lime flavour, no nasty additives!

I seem to recall a conversation a few years back questioning if nectar from lime trees gives a lime flavour, if I recall correctly there is little or no relationship between the lime trees and the lime fruit - if not I'd love to know what plant gives the lime flavour.

it was bright lime green and a very strong lime flavour i must say it was very nice

 

[BrianO]

Ok up until the " food colouring " bit , seems a crime to adulterated such a natural incredible food product

 

[Swarm]

One question.
Why?

 

[stephenpug]

One question.
Why?

Don't knock it till you've tried it

 

[Canary Honey]

Ok up until the " food colouring " bit , seems a crime to adulterated such a natural incredible food product

I think it literally is a crime under EU regs, but can't be sure.

 

[Gilberdyke John]

I think it literally is a crime under EU regs, but can't be sure.

Only the UK takes notice of the torrent of stupidity from the EU. The French have more sense.

 

[Finman]

I think it literally is a crime under EU regs, but can't be sure.

You cannot sell that under name of "honey". You should use something else name "honey like....". Under name of honey you cannot add any stuff in it, not even bee brood.

 

[Finman]

Only the UK takes notice of the torrent of stupidity from the EU. The French have more sense.

Don't worry. Individual beekeepers invent their "ethical laws" to other beekeepers. They do not need EU or common sense to do that.

 

[ugcheleuce]

You cannot sell that under name of "honey". You should use something else name "honey like....". Under name of honey you cannot add any stuff in it, not even bee brood.

Same rules in NL... you can't add anything to honey and still call it "honey" on the label. I'm not sure what you're supposed to call it, then. Funky flavoured bee barf?

 

[Dishmop]

it was bright lime green and a very strong lime flavour i must say it was very nice

Sounds like:-http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/05/us-france-bees-idUSBRE8930MQ20121005

 

[YorkshireBees]

Also according to our local Council officer the minute you add anything to Honey it becomes foodstuff and has to be tested and labelled completely different to Honey!

ie By all means try it for self consumption but don't even think about selling it without checking all the regulations!

I'm thinking about sticking chilli peppers in a jar to have Chilli flavoured 'Bee Barf'

 

[thorn]

Sounds like:-http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/05/us-france-bees-idUSBRE8930MQ20121005

Beekeepers near Pontefract occasionally have the same problem caused by waste at the Haribo plant.

 

[mintmoth]

...I'm thinking about sticking chilli peppers in a jar to have Chilli flavoured 'Bee Barf'

My local farm shop sells chilli flavoured honey from a commercial enterprise. It is labeled as "pure British honey infused with chilli". I guess it would be useful if you were keen on barbecues, or good for making dips.

(If I told you what else this enterprise does you'd fall about laughing!)

 

[whoosling]

Only the UK takes notice of the torrent of stupidity from the EU. The French have more sense.

 

[Swarm]

Don't knock it till you've tried it

If I want lime curd it's available in jars. Why on earth would anyone want to flavour honey?

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

If I want lime curd it's available in jars. Why on earth would anyone want to flavour honey?

But then again - I wouldn't eat snails either

 

[dpearce4]

But then again - I wouldn't eat snails either

Don't knock it JBM, we export millions of farmed snails each year to france as they cant produce enough for their own markets.