Harvest Highlights: Recipes with Honey

Early summer mornings at Waukivory Estate bring the gentle hum of our bee colonies, which are busy at work in our Flow Hives. December marked another successful honey harvest, and we're excited to share some of our favourite ways to use this season's bounty.

Our Flow Hive system allows us to harvest honey with minimal disruption to our bees - a practice that aligns perfectly with our commitment to sustainable farming. This year's harvest yielded a beautiful light amber honey, carrying subtle notes of eucalyptus and flowering ash from our fields and gardens.

In the farm HQ kitchen, we've been experimenting with different ways to use our fresh honey, and we've discovered some incredible recipes we can't wait to share with you.

1. Lavender Honey Butter

First up is a delicate lavender honey butter that's become a staple in our breakfast baskets. We've been inspired by Churncraft's beautiful recipe, which combines the sweetness of honey with the gentle fragrance of lavender. It's perfect to spread on fresh sourdough or warm scones.

[Click here to see the original recipe from Churncraft]

2. Fermented Honey Garlic

Our second recipe is a fascinating fermentation project that yields both medicinal and culinary benefits. This Grow Forage Cook Ferment recipe transforms simple garlic cloves into something extraordinary through the magic of fermentation with raw honey. We keep a jar of this in our farmhouse kitchen for adding to dressings and marinades.

[Click here to see the original recipe from Grow Forage Cook Ferment]

3. Honey Fermented Red Onions

Lastly, we've fallen in love with these honey-fermented red onions from The Health Nut Mama. They're the perfect balance of sweet and tangy, and we use them on everything from salads to cheese boards during our long-table lunches.

[Click here to see the original recipe from The Health Nut Mama]

These recipes represent everything we love about our honey harvest - the ability to create something special from simple, natural ingredients. Each jar of honey from our Flow Hives tells the story of our regenerative gardens, the eucalyptus groves, and our commitment to sustainable beekeeping.

For those interested in our beekeeping practices, we offer observation sessions during honey harvest days (weather permitting). Watch as pure, fresh honey flows directly from our Flow Hives, and learn about how this innovative system helps us maintain healthy, happy bee colonies while harvesting honey sustainably. Check out our bee experiences available when staying at the farm. 

Our Waukivory honey is available for purchase during your stay, and we're always happy to demonstrate how we use it in our daily cooking. Keep an eye on our Instagram for harvest day announcements and seasonal recipes.

We are looking forward to sharing more farm stories with you next month,

From the Waukivory Estate Kitchen