Comments on: Preserving the harvest: herbal honey. http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2007/09/28/preserving-the-harvest-herbal-honey/ Sun, 06 Jul 2008 21:02:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 By: Jo http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2007/09/28/preserving-the-harvest-herbal-honey/#comment-8923 Jo Sun, 30 Sep 2007 02:06:32 +0000 http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2007/09/28/preserving-the-harvest-herbal-honey/#comment-8923 What a great idea--I am going to try this with some lemon balm. We just extracted our honey today. What a great idea–I am going to try this with some lemon balm. We just extracted our honey today.

]]> By: Jan S. http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2007/09/28/preserving-the-harvest-herbal-honey/#comment-9020 Jan S. Tue, 02 Oct 2007 20:22:15 +0000 http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2007/09/28/preserving-the-harvest-herbal-honey/#comment-9020 I am definately going to try this. Have fun in Attleboro. I am definately going to try this. Have fun in Attleboro.

]]> By: crabappleherbs http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2007/09/28/preserving-the-harvest-herbal-honey/#comment-9052 crabappleherbs Wed, 03 Oct 2007 17:27:53 +0000 http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2007/09/28/preserving-the-harvest-herbal-honey/#comment-9052 Thanks! Let me know how the experiments go... Thanks! Let me know how the experiments go…

]]> By: Jackie http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2007/09/28/preserving-the-harvest-herbal-honey/#comment-9355 Jackie Thu, 11 Oct 2007 23:04:32 +0000 http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2007/09/28/preserving-the-harvest-herbal-honey/#comment-9355 I love honey and have always wanted to incorporate herbs into it for medicinal purposes like sore throats and coughs. So I going to make this quickly. My only question is, do you use fresh herbs or dried? Does it matter? Also, have you ever used Horehound in honey? and if so, did it taste okay? Thank you. Jackie Mendizabal Foxhollow Herb Farm I love honey and have always wanted to incorporate herbs into it for medicinal purposes like sore throats and coughs. So I going to make this quickly. My only question is, do you use fresh herbs or dried? Does it matter? Also, have you ever used Horehound in honey? and if so, did it taste okay?

Thank you.
Jackie Mendizabal
Foxhollow Herb Farm

]]> By: crabappleherbs http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2007/09/28/preserving-the-harvest-herbal-honey/#comment-9357 crabappleherbs Thu, 11 Oct 2007 23:25:22 +0000 http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2007/09/28/preserving-the-harvest-herbal-honey/#comment-9357 Hi Jackie. I've always used fresh herbs for honeys, but I suppose if you had a really strong, fragrant dried herb you could try that. The thing is, part of the way the honey "extracts" the herb is by drawing out water. And that wouldn't happen with dried herbs. Why don't you try a small amount and see how it is? Maybe make a fresh herb honey at the same time to compare? Horehound honey is an old European tradition. I've not made it myself, but now that you've reminded me of it, maybe I'll do it next year. It tastes rather like horehound candy. Hi Jackie. I’ve always used fresh herbs for honeys, but I suppose if you had a really strong, fragrant dried herb you could try that. The thing is, part of the way the honey “extracts” the herb is by drawing out water. And that wouldn’t happen with dried herbs. Why don’t you try a small amount and see how it is? Maybe make a fresh herb honey at the same time to compare?

Horehound honey is an old European tradition. I’ve not made it myself, but now that you’ve reminded me of it, maybe I’ll do it next year. It tastes rather like horehound candy.

]]> By: The Herbwife’s Kitchen » Prolonging the harvest: bringing the garden inside. http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2007/09/28/preserving-the-harvest-herbal-honey/#comment-9430 The Herbwife’s Kitchen » Prolonging the harvest: bringing the garden inside. Mon, 15 Oct 2007 02:17:43 +0000 http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2007/09/28/preserving-the-harvest-herbal-honey/#comment-9430 [...] got back from a trip North for the second annual Northeast Community Herbal Convergence.* I was worried it might frost while I was gone, but of course that didn’t happen. The garden is very much [...] […] got back from a trip North for the second annual Northeast Community Herbal Convergence.* I was worried it might frost while I was gone, but of course that didn’t happen. The garden is very much […]

]]> By: Milton http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2007/09/28/preserving-the-harvest-herbal-honey/#comment-9717 Milton Sun, 21 Oct 2007 17:35:06 +0000 http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2007/09/28/preserving-the-harvest-herbal-honey/#comment-9717 Have you heard about garlic honey? I've never tried it, but I remember seeing it in an Asian fermented recipe book. Have you heard about garlic honey? I’ve never tried it, but I remember seeing it in an Asian fermented recipe book.

]]> By: Jan S. http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2007/09/28/preserving-the-harvest-herbal-honey/#comment-9750 Jan S. Mon, 22 Oct 2007 21:03:28 +0000 http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2007/09/28/preserving-the-harvest-herbal-honey/#comment-9750 I tried it with some lemon thyme and lemon balm and made a small jar of it. It looked sort of like the one in your photos for a while, but then the herbs floated to the top half of the jar, leaving the honey below. I guess refrigeration would keep it in suspension. Is there anything else you do to keep the herbs suspended or is this separation normal? I tried it with some lemon thyme and lemon balm and made a small jar of it. It looked sort of like the one in your photos for a while, but then the herbs floated to the top half of the jar, leaving the honey below. I guess refrigeration would keep it in suspension. Is there anything else you do to keep the herbs suspended or is this separation normal?

]]> By: crabappleherbs http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2007/09/28/preserving-the-harvest-herbal-honey/#comment-9799 crabappleherbs Tue, 23 Oct 2007 15:24:35 +0000 http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2007/09/28/preserving-the-harvest-herbal-honey/#comment-9799 Milton, garlic honey is an old-time cold remedy. It's not one I tend to make, as I like to take my garlic fresh in olive oil, but it's definitely a classic. Jan, just take a chopstick and stir up the herbs and honey every once in a while. I wouldn't suggest refrigerating it, as the cold might slow down the extraction process. Milton, garlic honey is an old-time cold remedy. It’s not one I tend to make, as I like to take my garlic fresh in olive oil, but it’s definitely a classic.

Jan, just take a chopstick and stir up the herbs and honey every once in a while. I wouldn’t suggest refrigerating it, as the cold might slow down the extraction process.

]]> By: mitzi landis http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2007/09/28/preserving-the-harvest-herbal-honey/#comment-10497 mitzi landis Sun, 04 Nov 2007 04:20:12 +0000 http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2007/09/28/preserving-the-harvest-herbal-honey/#comment-10497 I never thought about fresh herbs in honey! Do you take the leaves or blossoms off of the stems? Do you eat the mascirated herbs along with the honey? Would it work with ginger, or lemon peel, etc.? I never thought about fresh herbs in honey! Do you take the leaves or blossoms off of the stems? Do you eat the mascirated herbs along with the honey? Would it work with ginger, or lemon peel, etc.?

]]> By: Heidi (Earthkitten) http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2007/09/28/preserving-the-harvest-herbal-honey/#comment-10568 Heidi (Earthkitten) Mon, 05 Nov 2007 02:04:24 +0000 http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2007/09/28/preserving-the-harvest-herbal-honey/#comment-10568 Oh wow, YUM! Thanks so much for the inspiration. :) Oh wow, YUM!

Thanks so much for the inspiration. :)

]]> By: crabappleherbs http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2007/09/28/preserving-the-harvest-herbal-honey/#comment-10610 crabappleherbs Mon, 05 Nov 2007 16:07:45 +0000 http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2007/09/28/preserving-the-harvest-herbal-honey/#comment-10610 Hi Mitzi! I do generally eat the herbs in the honey -- some roots are too fibrous, though, in which case I strain them out after they've soaked in the honey for at least a month or so. I take the leaves and flowers off the stems if the stems are tough or get in the way of packing the herb down in the jar. Ginger is wonderful in honey. I've not done lemon peel, but I bet it'd be great. Why don't you try it and let us know how it goes? (It reminds me about Nanny's candied grapefruit peel, which I <a href="http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2007/03/10/citrus-season-candied-grapefruit-peel-and-bitters-too/" rel="nofollow">wrote about</a> a while back. Speaking of such things, I have some grapefruit peels in the freezer waiting to be candied...) Hi Mitzi!

I do generally eat the herbs in the honey — some roots are too fibrous, though, in which case I strain them out after they’ve soaked in the honey for at least a month or so. I take the leaves and flowers off the stems if the stems are tough or get in the way of packing the herb down in the jar.

Ginger is wonderful in honey. I’ve not done lemon peel, but I bet it’d be great. Why don’t you try it and let us know how it goes? (It reminds me about Nanny’s candied grapefruit peel, which I wrote about a while back. Speaking of such things, I have some grapefruit peels in the freezer waiting to be candied…)

]]> By: mitzi landis http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2007/09/28/preserving-the-harvest-herbal-honey/#comment-11933 mitzi landis Tue, 20 Nov 2007 09:11:03 +0000 http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2007/09/28/preserving-the-harvest-herbal-honey/#comment-11933 I will try as soon as I can find some Meyer lemons. I thini my sister grows them. I'll have her ship me a few. I have a good source for raw honey here where I live. I'll let you know! I will try as soon as I can find some Meyer lemons. I thini my sister grows them. I’ll have her ship me a few. I have a good source for raw honey here where I live. I’ll let you know!

]]> By: crunchylittlemama http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2007/09/28/preserving-the-harvest-herbal-honey/#comment-23698 crunchylittlemama Wed, 14 May 2008 10:38:52 +0000 http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2007/09/28/preserving-the-harvest-herbal-honey/#comment-23698 I'm loving your blog, thanks for all the inspiration. I'm curious, what am I hoping that my beekeeper does to control mites and other pests? I’m loving your blog, thanks for all the inspiration.
I’m curious, what am I hoping that my beekeeper does to control mites and other pests?

]]> By: crabappleherbs http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2007/09/28/preserving-the-harvest-herbal-honey/#comment-23855 crabappleherbs Thu, 15 May 2008 17:17:57 +0000 http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2007/09/28/preserving-the-harvest-herbal-honey/#comment-23855 Thanks! Well, beekeepers have a number of options for mite control, including essential oils and thymol, an essential-oil-derived miticide. But really the best protection is to treat the bees well -- to let them eat honey rather than sugar water, and generally take good care of them so they aren't stressed and susceptible. Thanks!

Well, beekeepers have a number of options for mite control, including essential oils and thymol, an essential-oil-derived miticide. But really the best protection is to treat the bees well — to let them eat honey rather than sugar water, and generally take good care of them so they aren’t stressed and susceptible.

]]> By: ML http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2007/09/28/preserving-the-harvest-herbal-honey/#comment-24520 ML Tue, 27 May 2008 12:21:20 +0000 http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2007/09/28/preserving-the-harvest-herbal-honey/#comment-24520 Thank you! I intend to make today something similar: pine buds preserved in honey (good for coughs, also). I would like to add some lemon slices in each jar (no peel, just pulp becouse I don't have organic lemons). What do you think? I love your blog, wonderful ideeas! Thank you!

I intend to make today something similar: pine buds preserved in honey (good for coughs, also). I would like to add some lemon slices in each jar (no peel, just pulp becouse I don’t have organic lemons). What do you think?

I love your blog, wonderful ideeas!

]]> By: crabappleherbs http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2007/09/28/preserving-the-harvest-herbal-honey/#comment-24875 crabappleherbs Sun, 01 Jun 2008 19:44:57 +0000 http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2007/09/28/preserving-the-harvest-herbal-honey/#comment-24875 Hi ML. I've never used lemon in my honeys, but you could try it. It's possible that it might ferment a bit, though, since the lemon is so juicy... Hi ML.

I’ve never used lemon in my honeys, but you could try it. It’s possible that it might ferment a bit, though, since the lemon is so juicy…

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