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Erica Heather honey is the broad term for honey produced from the Erica species of the heath and heather family, Ericaceae . This family includes many other honey plants, such as blueberries, ling heather , cranberries, rhododendrons, Strawberry tree and sourwood trees . Erica plants are closely related to common heather, Calluna Vulgaris , the nectar source of what is known as ‘true’ Heather Honey .
A dark strongly flavored honey, mildly sweet and high in trace minerals. It crystallizes within 2 to 3 months of harvest, the color is lighter with crystallization.
In Greece it is sold as a health food for childhood fevers, hay fever of heather pollen and for adult prostrate infection.