Golden Healing Honey

Ingredients

½ cup Sourwood honey — smooth, buttery-sweet, with a hint of spice

½ cup Wildflower honey — rich and complex, carrying the medicine of many blooms

1 small handful fresh goldenrod flowers (Solidago spp.)

1 small handful fresh calendula petals (Calendula officinalis)

1 small handful fresh purple coneflower petals (Echinacea purpurea)

1 small handful fresh holy basil blossoms & leaves (Ocimum tenuiflorum)


Instructions

1. In a clean glass jar, layer your fresh flowers loosely—goldenrod sunshine, calendula’s orange glow, coneflower’s purple stars, and holy basil’s green-and-purple perfume.


2. Pour in the Sourwood honey first, letting it slip between petals like warm mountain dusk.


3. Follow with the wildflower honey, swirling slowly to coat every bloom.


4. Seal the jar, label with date, and let infuse in a sunny windowsill for 2–4 weeks, tipping gently every few days.


5. Strain if desired—or leave the flowers in for a rustic, wild look.

Benefits by Bloom

Goldenrod — supports seasonal allergy relief, gently stimulates the kidneys, and brings a sunny lift to mood.

Calendula — soothes inflammation, supports skin healing, and carries a cheerful, heart-brightening energy.

Purple Coneflower (Echinacea) — strengthens immune response and fortifies the body’s defenses.

Holy Basil (Tulsi) — adaptogen for stress relief, supports mental clarity, and balances the spirit.

Sourwood Honey — antioxidant-rich, rare, and prized for calming sore throats and digestive upset.

Wildflower Honey — diverse pollen sources may help with mild allergy desensitization and boosts vitality.

Serving Suggestions

Stir into tea for a daily dose of floral medicine.

Drizzle over warm cornbread, biscuits, or yogurt.

Take by the spoonful during seasonal changes or when your spirit needs a lift.

Granny Woman Blessing for the Jar

Honey, may this golden medicine hold the light of a thousand mornings.
May the goldenrod chase out the sniffles,
the calendula heal what’s sore,
the coneflower stand guard at your gates,
and the holy basil hush your storms.
May Sourwood’s mountain sweetness and wildflower’s meadow magic
wrap ‘round your bones and whisper— you are tended, you are cherished, you are well.”