Honey
Regular price $13.00Locally Sourced Honey: Naturally Aromatic Infusions
Enjoy local honey at its finest! Our unpasteurized honeys capture the true essence of the season, offered either au naturel or delicately infused with aromatic natural flavors.
Our signature small-batch process allows whole herbs and spices to gently infuse over many weeks. The result is a delightfully light honey with a subtle, nuanced hint of flavor—never overpowering, artificial, or overly sweet.
Perfect Pairings
Spoon our infused honeys onto warm toast, stir them into your morning tea, drizzle them over artisanal cheese boards (especially goat cheese, brie, or sharp cheddar), or substitute them into any favorite recipe calling for honey.
Our Unique Honey Collection
| Honey Name | Flavor Profile & Highlights |
| Summer Bouquet | Pure, raw honey straight from the hive with no infusion. Captures the natural nectar of local summer blossoms. |
| Lavender Infused | Our most popular signature blend! Light honey with a delicate, calming hint of sweet floral flavor. |
| Coffee Infused | Features a rich, malty, caramel flavor profile. (Kevin’s personal favorite!) |
| Fennel Infused | A unique, gourmet flavor featuring a subtle hint of licorice. (Abigail’s top pick—once you try it, you're hooked!) |
| Cinnamon Infused | Warm, sweet, and comforting. Adds a classic, cozy spice to oatmeal, toast, or hot tea. |
| Ginger Infused | A gentle kick of comforting spice balanced with the natural sweetness of unpasteurized honey. |
Available Sizes: 110 g & 250 g
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Weir's Lane honey raw and unpasteurized?
Yes, all of our honeys are 100% raw and unpasteurized. Keeping our honey unpasteurized preserves its natural enzymes, beneficial pollen, antioxidants, and delicate floral aromas that are otherwise destroyed by high-heat commercial processing.
How do you infuse your honey with flavors like lavender, ginger, and coffee?
We use a slow, cold-infusion process. Whole herbs, botanicals, and spices (like pesticide-free English lavender buds, roasted coffee beans, or whole cinnamon) steep in unpasteurized honey over several weeks. This allows the natural essential oils to gently infuse without heating or diluting the honey.
Does unpasteurized infused honey crystallize, and how do I soften it?
Yes, raw, unpasteurized honey naturally crystallizes over time, which is a hallmark of pure honey. To return your honey to a smooth, liquid state, place the glass jar in a bowl of warm water (around 40°C / 104°F) for 10 to 15 minutes. Avoid microwaving, as high heat damages the honey's natural beneficial enzymes.
What cheese pairings go best with infused honey?
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Lavender Infused Honey: Exceptional with fresh goat cheese (chèvre), creamy brie, or double-cream camembert.
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Fennel Infused Honey: Complements sharp aged cheddar, manchego, or salty blue cheeses.
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Cinnamon or Ginger Infused Honey: Pairs wonderfully with warm ricotta, aged gouda, or fruit-based charcuterie spreads.
How should I store raw infused honey, and does it expire?
Store your honey at room temperature in a dry pantry away from direct sunlight. Properly sealed raw honey never truly expires or spoils due to its natural low moisture content and acidic pH.
Lavender is not simply a single scent. For most of us, we pick products based on both scent and use.
If using around the house (our linen spray, room spray, sachets, house cleaner ... see house collection ... then we tend to use the French Lavender (Lavandin). This is a sharp scent that is robust and so will linger longer. Sometimes we'll soften the French with a bit of English Lavender (e.g. our room spray) and if using dried flowers for decoration -- you'll find we carry both English and French lavender ... see dried flowers
When using as a cream, soap, etc. ... you can choose based on scent ... e.g. the lemony / fresh scent of French Lavender (Lavandin) or the softer / sweeter scent of English Lavender. If you are looking for a product that may have more therapeutic properties, then look for the English Lavender. Going for a hike or sitting in your garden and want to repel bugs? Then use one of our body mists with French lavender (or our outdoor mist). Wanting something for your purse with an antiseptic properties? Try one of our French lavender essences.
Explore our lavender for body and face.
Are you cooking? Answer is simple. Only use English lavender.
For culinary buds and delights click here.
What follows is a longer description of the differences between English and French Lavender.
Interested in knowing more about the oils we use in our products? Click here to go to the page on our oils. What we commonly refer to as 'lavender' is more than one species -- there are tons of them! There is much confusion over what is and is not lavender, including sorting through the many Latin names.
The two most popular varieties are Lavandula Angustifolia (what we call 'English Lavender') and Lavandula Intermedia (what we call 'French Lavender'). English Lavender is commonly referred to as English because historically it was developed for the English perfume industry. French lavender gets its name historically as it was developed for the the French perfume industry.
Do not let these terms fool you into thinking that only English grows in England and French grows in France! To the contrary -- both are grown everywhere. Each variety has a different scent and preference is a matter of choice. Both varieties:
- are believed to help you relax, sleep, relieve body aches, relieve anxiety, and may encourage blood flow.
- are considered to be an antiseptic and can clean the body and the home
- can help repel moths, spiders, and other bugs
English Lavender, Lavandula angustifolia
The most popular and hardiest garden lavender in North America. Lavender species (e.g. Munstead, Hidcote, Royal Velvet, Vera) are from the "true" variety and have the most medicinal properties. This is the better lavender for cooking purposes but not all varieties work well in cooking. It has sweeter scented flowers because it contains less camphor (than French).
English Lavenders are used more for therapeutic properties and are believed to help with digestion, tension headaches, bug bites, burns, and minor skin irritations. Some of these properties have been well studied -- others have just been observed and therefore the scientific evidence is lacking.
French Lavender, Lavandula intermedia
French Lavender (Lavandin) species (e.g. Grosso, Provence, Giant Hidcote, Phenomenal) are a cross between the English Lavender and spike lavender varieties. Abrialii was a mainstay of the French industry until 1970s when it was ravaged by a disease. Grosso was discovered in 1972 and is now the dominant cultivar. Quickly emerging however is Phenomenal. The French Lavender plants are bigger plants (producing more lavender per plant). Aroma is sweet with slightly camphorous scent. The French Lavender scent is used more for its aromatic properties and considered good in cleaning products and products designed to freshen your home. Because of their high camphor content, French Lavender may help with sinus and snoring issues. It is believed that essential oil from French Lavender should not be used by pregnant women in the first trimester nor by individuals with epilepsy.
What essential oils do we offer and/or use in our products, and from where do they come? First and foremost we are a small batch producer and we care about quality! We used to grow lavender and so we know a thing or two about what makes for a good essential oil.
We source all of our lavender essential oils directly from family run farms that properly test their oils and can provide us with a consistent volume year after year. We source our hydrosols from Ontario lavender farms.
Purchase oils by clicking here.
What to know more about the difference between English & French Oil? Click Here.
