SireeDubs
House Bee
- Joined
- Jul 9, 2012
- Messages
- 152
- Reaction score
- 0
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 7 + nucs
Am in the process of designing some labels for this year's honey. I have a reasonable amount and my local shop is interested, which is great.
I've looked at all the guidance for labelling from food standards etc, so I'm happy with what I need to include. But can I call my honey 'wildflower'? I'm in the middle of the countryside and the bees spend probably 80/90% of their time on wildflowers (I have very few cultivated flowers in my garden, as it's pretty wild anyway!). I know the guidelines for single flower, e.g. Borage are 75%, but not sure if same applies here.
So, am I safe to call it wildflower honey?
Thanks in advance.
I've looked at all the guidance for labelling from food standards etc, so I'm happy with what I need to include. But can I call my honey 'wildflower'? I'm in the middle of the countryside and the bees spend probably 80/90% of their time on wildflowers (I have very few cultivated flowers in my garden, as it's pretty wild anyway!). I know the guidelines for single flower, e.g. Borage are 75%, but not sure if same applies here.
So, am I safe to call it wildflower honey?
Thanks in advance.