Driving down our road the other day we noticed our neighbor Walter (pronounced Valter), working with the bees so we had to stop!
He showed us the boxes, the bees & the "goods" - that golden sweet honey!
In a region filled with artisan honey filling every market, we choose to buy only the best & that just so happens to be from our neighbors! They only make enough for family, friends & the random passerby who would like a jar.
There are 2 sometimes 3 typs of honey offered -
acacia, mille fiori (thousand flowers - mixed) & castagna (chestnut). And they come in 3 colors - clear (this years acacia is just perfect), golden amber (last years mille fiori) and then third is almost like butter - grainy & creamy and wonderful with tea!
![honey box](http://lh6.ggpht.com/_lUac_pDCMpI/SfGQBjHuxbI/AAAAAAAAB7c/u74yAgHYYNY/s400/honey%20bees%20box.jpg")
Next time you are staying with us, you can either buy a jar or two from us or we'll point you in the right direction down the road to meet our neighbors & their delicious nectar of the bees! My favorite dish Jason makes with the honey - fresh figs with aged pecorino (sheep's milk cheese) drizzled with honey. Squisito!
In Italy or not - support your local honey farmers!
www.honeylocator.com
www.eatlocalhoney.com
Ashley Bartner is the Living in Italy Editor for Wandering Educators.
La Tavola Marche Agriturismo & Cooking Holiday