Capitate Thyme

Scientific name
Thymus capitatus / Thymbra capitata
Regions
  • Kasserine (Jebel Chaambi)
  • Zaghouan
  • Siliana
  • Limestone heights of Bizerte
Flowering month
  • June
  • July
Capitate Thyme

Aromatic wild plant growing on sun-exposed arid, rocky limestone hills.

الزعتر

Zaatar

Lamiaceae

Subshrub

Early summer

Thyme Honey

Color

Amber, darkening over time

Taste

Intense, pronounced, slightly pungent with a strong medicinal presence

Nectar

Excellent

Pollen

Good

Main role

nectar

Roles

  • nectar

Seasonal utility

Summer honey production & Hive hydration

Biological utility

Highly nectariferous plant during dry periods (June-July). Thyme essential oils (thymol) gathered by bees naturally strengthen bee immunity against the Varroa parasite.

Pollen color

Greenish-grey

Thyme Honey
JuneJuly

Thyme Honey

Thymus capitatus

  • Kasserine (Jebel Chaambi)
  • Zaghouan
  • Siliana
  • Limestone heights of Bizerte

A rare and precious honey with character, harvested from rocky heights exposed to the Mediterranean sun.

Mountain Honey / Wildflower
MaiJuneJuly

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.