Lychee Honey from Firelady on Sale

firelady · #1 2011-06-06, 10:07am

I love my bees! We'll be getting some more colonies in this week. Meanwhile, we're happy to share our LYCHEE honey.

It's an amber honey, sweet and yummy, raw and not processed in any way. (Although I do strain out drowned bees and bits of wax.) It's unfiltered, never been heated, and totally pure.

Want some?

Half Pound $5.00
http://www.firelady.com/proddetail.asp?prod=LAH8

One Pound $9.95
http://www.firelady.com/proddetail.asp?prod=ALH

If you're in the US and the website charges you more than $11.00 shipping, I'll refund you the extra.

volkanokaren · #2 2011-06-06, 10:19am

Wow,how cool are you and your bees!Up here in B.C Canada we have honey from
many different flowers,but Lychee,Avocado...I'm almost speechless with delight.

Karen
Volkano Exotik

ripzz

firelady · #3 2011-06-06, 10:51am

"speechless with delight!" That is so cute! Thank you!

It's amazing, I learn so much about nature from the bees and the honey...

For instance, this year's Lychee honey is about 90% Lychee, 5% Avocado and 5% Longan.

Miami is the ONLY place on EARTH where all three blossom at the same time, so nowhere else is this particular floral blend available.

Most years, it's about 80% Lychee and 20% Avocado, but we had a freeze this winter, so there weren't as many avocado blossoms as usual. The typical blend with the extra avocado nectar is much darker than the higher lychee content honey that we've got now.

Anyway, I love it! It IS rather exotic!!!!

BrownGirl · #4 2011-06-06, 11:03am

I was excited to buy some..... until you said you strained out the bees! *laughs* What's left?? Oh yeah...

Despite you taking out all the "goodness", I will be buying some. When I lived in Michigan, I used to can fruits and veggies and make homemade jams. One of the nurses I worked with had beehives and another had chickens and yet another had a husband that was a hobby farmer and raised a few head of cattle a year and lots of chickens. I was always bartering my canned goods for the freshest of the fresh. *sighs*

Now, I live in the city. In St. Louis.

firelady · #5 2011-06-06, 11:31am

Well, if you want me to leave in the bees, I'd be happy to!

Often I'll extract the honey on my back patio. So we've got buckets of honey uncovered for a short period of time. When the bees smell all that honey, they come buzzing in for their bit of bee nirvana. Unfortunately, some of them get stuck in the honey and drown. I am vigilant about trying to save them, with limited success, but we always lose a few.

I've joked about leaving "a bee in every bottle".....not unlike the worm in Mezcal....although I think that would have limited sales appeal. What do You think?

Elizabeth Beads · #6 2011-06-06, 5:15pm

Man, I thought it was a new glass color.

dcaaw · #7 2011-06-06, 5:30pm

I'd love some, when can I come by and get some? cathy

firelady · #8 2011-06-06, 5:33pm

Absolutely! Would love to see you!

firelady · #9 2011-06-08, 5:49am

I better buy some more jars!

FishBulb · #10 2011-06-08, 6:28am

Quote:

Originally Posted by erose

Man, I thought it was a new glass color.

Me too! And since it isn't, hopefully it will be at some point.

This honey sounds spectacular. I don't think stuff like this can cross the border so I'll have to pass. Even if it could, my PayPal will reach out and slap me if I use it any more.

firelady · #11 2011-06-08, 6:42am

Can't control your Paypal situation, but I will say that I have shipped honey overseas many times with no problem...

firelady · #12 2011-06-08, 9:33am

Hey Cathy, it was great to see you! Enjoy all that honey!!!

firelady · #13 2011-06-09, 8:13am

Yesterday my beekeeping partner-in-crime & I got together and now I've got some Tropical Wildflower honey, which I was out of. Also, we've got more Lychee honey (I was almost out!) This is our traditional Avocado-Lychee honey.....it's a little darker and a more typical mix. And we got a harvest from the Keys....Big Pine Key, to be exact. The flavor is so unusual, it's unlike anything I've tasted before. NOW, I have to figure out what to call it! It's a tropical mix, but not like any wildflower I've ever had. Think I'll taste some more and try to come up with a name...

volkanokaren · #14 2011-06-09, 8:42am

Lyavo Exotic....just my 2 cents worth.Or Avoly.
Yum Yum.
We are huge honey people in this house.
Honey is so good for you.Of course taste but also medicinal and cosmetic.
You must love your bees very much firelady,bet they love you too,lol

Now i just realized you wondering about a name for the tropical wildflower honey.hmmmm.
Karen
Volkano Exotik

ripzz

firelady · #15 2011-06-09, 8:49am

Yes, we are spiritual sisters, my bees and I. Actually, a customer had referred me to a book, "The Shamanic Way of the Bee", awhile back. Talk about intense!

And yes, medicinal and cosmetic. Great for ulcers, allergies, coughs, wounds, skin, hair. It's the perfect food!

We've been making honey/shea butter soaps to sell at the Farmers Market on Saturdays. I just haven't gotten around to putting them online. Maybe today's the day! We'll see...

Cody_S · #16 2011-06-09, 9:05am

The Honey is the best! I had a whole bottle to myself! Yumm!

firelady · #17 2011-06-09, 9:10am

Thanks for the compliment! I'll tell "the girls"...Did you drink it all in one sitting?

dcaaw · #18 2011-06-10, 11:39am

Quote:

Originally Posted by firelady

Hey Cathy, it was great to see you! Enjoy all that honey!!!

Will do. It was fun watching your cat!! what talent..let's do it again.

firelady · #19 2011-06-11, 5:10am

Next time, I'll come see your studio!

clan tabby · #20 2011-06-13, 3:53pm

I received the honey I ordered. It is rich & darkly mysterious & very yummy! Thank you!
Nancie

firelady · #21 2011-06-14, 6:22am

Glad you like it Nancie!

Guess what! This morning Steve and his truck arrived with NINE NEW BEEHIVES! Yay! That makes a total of 13. Sounds like good luck to me!

volkanokaren · #22 2011-06-14, 6:51pm

Sounds like the Bees Knees to me Firelady.
What kind of flowers would the bees be collecting from now?

Karen
Volkano Exotik

ripzz

Glasswytch · #23 2011-06-15, 9:24am

You honey is soooo good. Almost as good as hot glass

firelady · #24 2011-06-20, 10:34am

Let's see, what's blossoming around here. Well, bottle brush, as always. Royal Poinciana, hibiscus, bougainvillea, ixora, periwinkle, begonia, pentas, orchids, powderpuff flowers, plumbago, jasmine, Queen's crepe, golden shower and passionflower. Basically.

firelady · #25 2011-06-20, 10:42am

Okay, I finally did it! I finally got around to uploading our handmade honey soaps to the website. (Only took about 6 months!)
And so, if you go to www.firelady.com and click on "Honey Soaps" you'll see them up there. Yay!

sra-p96 · #26 2011-06-20, 10:58am

I just ordered mine num!!!

firelady · #27 2011-06-20, 11:11am

Got your order. Thanks!

firelady · #28 2011-06-21, 7:32am

Such fun! Somebody from this thread actually ordered a jar of honey with a bee in it. I always wanted to do that!

volkanokaren · #29 2011-06-21, 7:51am

Wow,what a tropical paradise.Your soaps look fabulous.

Karen
Volkano Exotik

ripzz

Rubiee · #30 2011-06-21, 9:05am

Yay! I ordered some honey... cause well, I can't say no to Lychee!!!!!!