Wild Mint / Pennyroyal Mint
- Scientific name
- Mentha pulegium
- Regions
- North-West (Jendouba, Béja, Tabarka, Sejnane)
- Flowering month
- July
- August
- September
Aromatic herbaceous plant that loves the humidity of wadi beds and marshy areas of the North.
الفليو
Fliou / Mentha
Lamiaceae
Aromatic herbaceous plant
Summer
Wild Mint Honey (Rare and typical)
Color
Medium amber
Taste
Fresh, aromatic, refreshing and pronounced menthol note
Nectar
Very good
Pollen
Medium
Main role
nectar
Roles
- nectar
Seasonal utility
Summer honey & Natural disinfection
Biological utility
Mint nectar contains phenolic compounds that help in the natural disinfection of the bees' intestines.
Pollen color
White
Wild Mint Honey
Mentha spp. (source locale associée à Mentha pulegium)
- Bizerte (Sejnane, Joumine)
Rare Tunisian honey directly characterized in a study on a sample from Sejnane/Joumine, in Bizerte. Its monofloral origin must be confirmed by pollen analysis for each batch.
Mountain Honey / Wildflower
Polyfloral (flore sauvage spontanée)
- Kroumirie (Ain Draham, Tabarka)
- Mogods (Sejnane)
- Nord-Ouest forestier
A complex wildflower honey from the great biodiversity of high-altitude meadows and forest areas.