Excellent heather and arbutus honey from the Holy Cell of Saint Nicholas in Karyes, Mount Athos. The fathers offer us pure natural honey, rich in nutrients, from the Garden of Virgin Mary.
Heather or Erica Manipuliflora Honey is mostly produced in the area of Giovanitsa, but also in the entire Mount Athos. The honey that comes from Erica is characterized as a honey of exceptional nutritional value, due to the high content of pollen grains. It is rich in silicon, boron and barium. It is very beneficial to the body and that is why it is mainly sold in health food stores.
Erica Manipuliflora Honey has a strong taste, a characteristic fine aroma and a special color, which in the beginning is greenish, while during the winter it becomes dark brown or reddish like cognac. It is collected from September to November (a very rich flowering period for the plant), but there are also years that the plant is not produced at all. For this reason, but mainly for its properties, the demanding consumers, who are aware of this fact buy this honey wherever and whenever they find it.
Arbutus honey is produced in the protected forests of Mount Athos (Natura 2000 network) and comes from the honeydew of the strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo & Arbutus andrachne). It is a special and unique product due to its high nutritional and healing value in the field of traditional therapeutics. It has a characteristic slightly bitter taste and reminds of baked caramel. Its richness in micronutrients and vitamins makes strawberry honey one of the best options to tone the body. The natural antibiotic substances that it contains in a significant number make the honey a natural ally of the body.
