Lavender Honey versus Lavender Infused Honey

Photo 1: Old Label (See newly improved at the bottom of the article!)

True Lavender Honey and Infused Lavender Honey

At Lavender Boutique you have 2 wonderful types of honey to choose from.
Lavender Honey and Infused Lavender Honey. Read below to learn about the difference between the two.

Lavender Honey is an exquisite honey that has a floral, well rounded flavor, with a long lasting, medium sweet taste. Oddly it doesn’t have a lavender flavor because the honey bees do not have any access to the lavender oil glands while they are collecting the nectar and pollen from the lavender flowers.

Genuine Lavender Honey is very rare because it can only be produced naturally in three certain conditions.

One: agricultural isolation. This is when there is no other significant agricultural crops grown within a 4 mile (6.5 km) of the hives. This would mean the nectar and pollen gathered by the bees is not a mixture of other flowers.

Two: large massive lavender plants in flower and/or long length of flowering time by having many different varieties of lavender that bloom at different times.

Three: immediate removal of the hives or harvest of the honeycomb when lavender plants have finished blooming.

Lavender honey has a unique taste THAT IS DIFFERENT than any other honey. Only lavender honey that is collected using the factors listed in the paragraph above will have the unique lavender honey taste.

How do I know this is real lavender honey?
There are also three ways to ensure that the lavender honey is genuine.

One: there will be a slight lavender hue in the honeycomb. This is much more evident when compared with the color of the honeycomb that was in the hive at the commencement of the lavender flowering season.

Two: lavender honey as a unique taste than any other honey. Only lavender honey that is collected using the three factors listed in the paragraph above will have the unique lavender honey taste.

Third: purity of honey for mono crop honey can be tested for the pollen rate of the honey. Anything rated above 80% of the mono crop honey is considered to be high enough to be sold as a mono crop honey. Pollen rate for the lavender honey gathered at Lavender Ranch - East Wenatchee and Lavender Ranch - Upper Crescent Bar is above 90%.





Lavender Infused Honey

As the name suggests Lavender Infused Honey is honey that has been expertly infused with culinary lavender flowers. Since culinary lavender is designated as a complementary herb it is best used in small amounts to create a light subtle lavender flavor at the end of the final tasting note. 

At Lavender Boutique the honey we use to infused is a wildflower meadow mix that has been captured in the Wenatchee Valley area by the McGregor Honey. 

Our lavender infused honey is available in several different varieties of culinary lavender. Each variety will impart its unique lavender flavor to the honey. Along with the unique flavor there will also be a different color based upon the color of the culinary lavender being used in the infusion. 

Photo 2: Newly improved honey label.