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False Dragonhead Honey · 9 oz / 2023

$28.42/ lb
Standardized price per pound
List price $16.00 · 0.56 lb
ProducerAmes Farm
Pack size9 oz (0.563 lb)
StyleRaw / unfiltered
AvailabilitySold out
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About this honey

False Dragonhead is a native wildflower in Minnesota and lives in wetland areas. The plant is from the mint family so no surprise that its very popular with native pollinators and honeybees. We have an amazing wetland location in central Minnesota with several square miles of untouched marshland with 600-1200 acres of False Dragonhead that blooms at the end of July and into early September. Our honeybees climb inside of the Dragonhead Blossom in order to reach the nectar and cover themselves with orange pollen. This rare honey has an orange to amber color and tastes like butterscotch and currants. Unheated and raw, our False Dragonhead Honey preserves the natural enzymes and nutrients found in the hive. Since this raw honey is unheated and therefore contains the original antibiotic and medicinal properties that the bees produced, it may be liquid, partially liquid or crystallized. Please visit our FAQ section for directions for how to liquefy raw honey. The Purity and Uniqueness of False Dragonhead Single-Source Honey False Dragonhead Honey is harvested from bees foraging solely on the nectar of native False Dragonhead blossoms- a rare wildflower that thrives in Minnesota’s untouch