Introducing Lantern Honey

Available Only in September. Limited Quantities.

Not all honey is created equal, and Lantern Honey is proof. Harvested just once a year in limited quantities, this rare honey is unlike anything most have ever tasted. It’s not made from flowers, but from the sweet sap of forest trees, transformed by bees into what’s known as Honeydew Honey—a revered delicacy across Europe, where it’s often called Forest Honey.

While little-known in North America, this extraordinary variety has been cherished for centuries for both its bold flavor and remarkable health benefits. It begins high in the canopy, where aphids and lantern flies feed on sap, leaving behind a mineral-rich dew. When floral nectar is scarce, bees turn to this dew, crafting a honey that’s dark, complex, and deeply aromatic.

Lantern Honey is the result, an earthy, rich honey with notes of woodsmoke, molasses, and wild herbs. Its deep mahogany hue and distinctive taste make it a standout on any table. Drizzle it over roasted vegetables or a warm wheel of brie. However you enjoy it, it adds depth and nuance that standard honeys simply can’t match.

But it’s more than flavor, it’s function. Lantern Honey is raw, unfiltered, and packed with naturally occurring enzymes, trace minerals, and powerful antibacterial and antioxidant compounds. In fact, studies show that Honeydew Honey has even greater antimicrobial activity than the famed Manuka honey!

This is the honey of the forest—rare, rich, and real. Once this year’s harvest is gone, it won’t return until next September.

Why Lantern Honey?

• Rare & Revered: One of nature’s rarest honeys, made not from flowers but from the hidden sugars of the forest.
• Single Source: Bees forage from a single region, capturing the wild essence of one landscape at one moment in time.
• Scientifically Potent: Recent research has shown Honeydew Honey to contain higher levels of antibacterial, antioxidant, and antimicrobial activity than even Manuka Honey, making it as powerful as it is delicious*  **.
• Healthful Luxury: Raw, unheated, mineral-rich, and bursting with the complexity only time and nature can create.
• Versatile Seduction: Drape it over blue cheese. Swirl it into yogurt. Or enjoy it, unapologetically, by the spoonful.

* https://jerseyhick.com/spotted-lantern-fly-slf-honey-testing-updates/#:~:text=They%20then%20measured%20the%20distance,the%20more%20active%20the%20enzymes.

** https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-82429-0#:~:text=However%2C%20the%20obtained%20HPTLC%20polyphenolic,combat%20viral%20and%20bacterial%20diseases.