【Friendly Honey】Sour Vine Nectar・Taiwanese Forest Wild Flower Honey

Sour vines grow in low-altitude forests and bloom small pink flowers from April to June every year. They are very cute! Sour Vine Flower Honey has a clean floral aroma, a refreshing sweetness, and a slightly sour finish, which is very unique! Supporting the development of forest honey not only protects forests, but also enriches the dining table and gives bees more food to eat! ✔︎Obvious floral aroma with a slightly sour aftertaste ✔︎The floral fragrance is very unique, for those of you who like to try different honeys! ✔︎It can be paired with cheese snacks or sour fruit drinks, or it can be paired with rich dishes to relieve fatigue. **Forest wildflower honey with sour vine floral aroma, suitable for rich dessert drinks** When the flowers bloomed in April and May, Brother Zhang Zhirong led his honey army to Miaoli West Lake and Taichung Taiping to collect honey. But this year, due to the mild winter and the infestation of lychee weevils, longan flowers and lychee flowers have decreased a lot. Brother Zhang took his bee soldiers to the forest to look for other nectar. A large number of sour vine flowers bloomed next to the Butterfly Valley in Shitan, attracting bees. Enjoy your meal with delicious and unique forest honey. https://www.newsmarket.com.tw/shop/files/2019/06/IMG_0922%E2%94%801800-1.jpg Amber-colored sour vine nectar has a distinct floral aroma and a slightly sour aftertaste. The aroma is very unique. If you like to try different honeys, you can pair it with cheese snacks or sour fruit drinks, or with rich dishes. It relieves greasiness and brings diverse expressions to Taiwan’s honey. https://www.newsmarket.com.tw/shop/files/2019/06/IMG_0942-1800.jpg **The sorrel flower is the pink beauty in the suburbs of Taiwan** Sour vine is a common plant in the countryside. Sour vine is produced in forests or wastelands in the low-altitude foothills of Taiwan. From April to June every year, it blooms with small pink or red flowers. The leaves are oval or elliptical-ovate, with a twining shape. For climbing, vines often form around the canopy of the tree, but it does not affect the photosynthesis of the big tree. Children in the 40s and 50s often plucked the leaves as snacks to taste the sour taste. Many people confuse the sour vine with the small-flowered philodendron commonly known as green cancer. The floreted philodendron will cause the big tree to lose the space to contact with the sun. The big tree will not be able to perform photosynthesis and will eventually wither and end its life. It is an exotic species. Invasive plants, sour vine is a native plant in Taiwan! https://www.newsmarket.com.tw/shop/files/2019/06/%E9%85%B8%E8%97%A4%E8%8A%B1%E7%B6%B2%E8%B7%AF%E7%94%A8-1r.jpg **Plant citrus in winter and collect honey in summer. Bees help with pollination.** Brother Zhang Zhirong works at the Farmers Association and is responsible for promoting agricultural products. The family has been farming for generations, growing rice and longan. Brother Zhang is responsible for promoting agricultural products and discovered that planting barrel tangerines in Miaoli has great potential. Fifteen years ago, he promoted the planting himself and ran Duoduolong Organic Farm in Miaoli West Lake. The main crops are barrel tangerines, Xishi pomelo, and organic barrels. I have been growing tangerines for fifteen years and have achieved quite a lot. https://www.newsmarket.com.tw/shop/files/2019/06/%E5%BC%B5%E5%A4%A7%E5%93%A5%E8%BE%B2%E5%A0%B4%E7%B6%B2%E8%B7%AF%E7%94%A8.jpg Brother Zhang’s bees are usually kept in his own organic orchard. The bees can safely collect wild flower nectar from everywhere without being attacked by pesticides, herbicides, etc. Brother Zhang also takes good care of his bee soldiers. No antibiotics or chemicals are used in the beekeeping process, and natural oxalic acid is used for control. https://www.newsmarket.com.tw/shop/files/2019/06/%E5%BC%B5%E5%A4%A7%E5%93%A5%E9%A4%8A%E8%9C%82%E7%B6%B2%E8%B7%AF%E7%94%A82.jpg When the longan flowers bloom in April and May, Brother Zhang Zhirong leads his honey army to Miaoli West Lake and Taichung Taiping to collect longan honey. The longan flowers secrete nectar at an average temperature of 28 degrees Celsius, so they can secrete fragrant and mellow honey. . https://www.newsmarket.com.tw/shop/files/2019/06/%E8%9D%B4%E8%9D%B6%E8%B0%B7%E7%B6%B2%E8%B7%AF%E7%94%A8.jpg When the tangerine flowers bloom, they rely on bees to help pollinate them. With the help of bees for complete pollination, "the fruit shape is more normal" and the number of deformed fruits is reduced. The honey collected in summer can also increase income. The first thing the hard-working brother Zhang Zhirong does every morning is to go to the orchard to inspect his fruit trees, and then go to work at the farmers' association. After get off work, he takes the time to weed and take care of the fruit trees before it gets dark. https://www.newsmarket.com.tw/shop/files/2015/06/1.jpg I asked Brother Zhang if this would be tiring? He said: "Who is a farmer who is not tired? Everyone is working hard." Then he talked about his fruit trees, "Every morning, whether I have to go to work or not, I go to the mountain first. When I see the fruits growing well, I feel very happy. I don't know how to describe it." Taking care of bees is an extra job, but it also brings sweet rewards.