O.P.A.S. TERRANTIGA

Wild thistles are typical plants of the summer landscape of Sardinia, when the rains of January and February are generous, they develop proud and strong in all rural areas. the beautiful flower with bright colors or candid conceals a secret, for centuries it has been used instead of animal rennet for the production of particular local cheeses, the plant is also edible and is collected to be preserved in oil. Cardoon honey has an amber color, with more or less light shades; when it crystallizes its color turns into much lighter tones, Cardo honey is one of the most characteristic honeys of Sardinia.

It is the honey with the most important production on the island (and one of the most appreciated). The plant is native to Australia and was transplanted to Sardinia at the beginning of the century for land reclamation. Native to the family of myrtles, the plant reaches even 25 meters in height and blooms at the beginning of summer, producing an important amount of nectar and pollen much appreciated by bees, Eucalyptus honey has an amber color with shades more or less dark sometimes there may be a slight honeydew; crystallizes quickly and compact.

L’asfodelo è una pianta selvatica molto diffusa nelle zone rurali e impervie della Sardegna, qui con molta difficoltà gli apicoltori di terrantiga spostano le api nei periodo della tarda primavera quando le piogge permettono al suo bel fiore bianco candido dalla tipica forma a stella di produrre un nettare delicato e raffinato, in grandi concentrazioni appare come un manto candido che copre tutti i prati in primavera e il suo profumo raffinato e delicato sprigiona in chi visita questi posti sensazioni di grande calma e libertà.