Honey Forest - Colmenares de Vendejo - Honey from Cantabria, Spain

Vendejo Hives Forest Honey is protected by Eelban Honey Origin Denment, which cares for artisan producers in the region of Liébana, Cantabria.

The honey that produces Savenjo is forest honey, with a strong component of tila, heather and, above all, cooked oak and holm oak

It is a strong honey of flavor, very aromatic, with a high content of pollen and propoles, an effective natural antibiotic. For its properties, our honey is especially indicated in cases of anemia and deprived states.

where it is harvested: Liébana, Cantabria

Colmenares de Vendejo emerged more than half a century ago in the small hamlet of Vendejo, in the Cantabrian region of La Liébana, about 15 kilometers from Potes. Today, our hives are spread throughout Liébana, from the foothills of the Cantabrian Mountain Range, to the Sierra de Peña Sagra and the Parique Nacional de Picos de Europa.

The forests in which our bees work are covered with encins, oaks, them, cork oaks, beech trees and many fruit trees. In the highest areas, alpine vegetation is dominated by heather.

How is Lebanese honey made?

Our bees have a short working season: April at the end of September, In this month honey is collected in a single harvest and the colonies are allowed to rest,

Honey is carried to the workman, where it is extracted by mechanical procedures and filtered by decation. It directly passes into the maturation tanks, where it is stored until it is packaged

The packed is pneumatic, so we make sure that honey arrives strictly pure from honeycomb to packaging.

pack 1 kilogram of honey

The 1 kilogram (1 kg) honey jar is a very interesting format, ideal for large honey consumers. It is offered in wide-mouthed low-rise glass boat, making it easy to extract honey.