Sicilian Thistle Honey The Sicilian Thistle Honey is produced in the months of June and July. It is light amber when liquid, tending towards ochre when it spontaneously crystallizes a few months after harvest into uniform crystals. It is very fragrant and has an equally intense flavor. Our Sicilian Thistle Honey is produced in the Messina, Trapani and Palermo areas during June and July. Characteristics: Color: from light amber when liquid to ochre when crystallized. Crystallization: spontaneous a few months after harvest, uniform crystals. Odor: very fragrant. Taste: equally strong as the scent. Uses: has purifying properties for the liver. Sicula Bee: The Sicula bee has greater genetic variance than any other subspecies of European honey bee, which is attributed to its African origins. Genetic variance refers to a greater number of genes that ensure a greater reactivity to any potential issue. Early brood development with up to 8 or 9 frames between December and January, allowing for young bees, thus longer lifespan and dynamism compared to Ligustica and other northern bees that experience winter brood halt. It is sought after by growers for pollination of protected crops (watermelons, cantaloupes, strawberries, etc.), being active and functional in extreme conditions of tunnels, where temperatures can range from 0° at night to 40° during the day. It has been shown that in each hive only a small portion of the bees forage, and of these, only about 20% collect pollen and thus are the only ones capable of pollinating the flower. Since pollen is necessary for the sustenance of the brood and the Sicula bee has abundant brood year-round, many more bees are employed in pollen collection, which means that, given the same number of foragers, Sicula bees are able to pollinate larger areas of crops. The Sicula bee has very low honey consumption, which allows, with equal honey reserves, a greater probability of survival of the hive. It has a strong capacity for self-defense; in twenty-five years of work with the Sicula bee and with the Sicula F1, it has never happened that a hive or a nucleus with a queen allowed itself to be robbed.
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Sicilian Thistle Honey The Sicilian Thistle Honey is produced in the months of June and July. It is light amber when liquid, tending towards ochre when it spontaneously crystallizes a few months after harvest into uniform crystals. It is very fragrant and has an equally intense flavor. Our Sicilian Thistle Honey is produced in the Messina, Trapani and Palermo areas during June and July. Characteristics: Color: from light amber when liquid to ochre when crystallized. Crystallization: spontaneous a few months after harvest, uniform crystals. Odor: very fragrant. Taste: equally strong as the scent. Uses: has purifying properties for the liver. Sicula Bee: The Sicula bee has greater genetic variance than any other subspecies of European honey bee, which is attributed to its African origins. Genetic variance refers to a greater number of genes that ensure a greater reactivity to any potential issue. Early brood development with up to 8 or 9 frames between December and January, allowing for young bees, thus longer lifespan and dynamism compared to Ligustica and other northern bees that experience winter brood halt. It is sought after by growers for pollination of protected crops (watermelons, cantaloupes, strawberries, etc.), being active and functional in extreme conditions of tunnels, where temperatures can range from 0° at night to 40° during the day. It has been shown that in each hive only a small portion of the bees forage, and of these, only about 20% collect pollen and thus are the only ones capable of pollinating the flower. Since pollen is necessary for the sustenance of the brood and the Sicula bee has abundant brood year-round, many more bees are employed in pollen collection, which means that, given the same number of foragers, Sicula bees are able to pollinate larger areas of crops. The Sicula bee has very low honey consumption, which allows, with equal honey reserves, a greater probability of survival of the hive. It has a strong capacity for self-defense; in twenty-five years of work with the Sicula bee and with the Sicula F1, it has never happened that a hive or a nucleus with a queen allowed itself to be robbed.
