Prairie Sweetheart Honey offers small-batch artesenal craft honey from urban hives located in the Charleswood area of Winnipeg, MB. Our honey has a unique and delicious taste because of its proximity to Assiniboine Forest, Assiniboine Park, Assiniboine River, the Leo Mol Gardens, Canada’s Diversity Gardens and more.
Assiniboine Forest is one of Canada's largest urban natural wilderness parks and spans 700 acres with over 200 species of plants including Manitoba maple,
Northern wheat grass, Prairie sage, Milkweed, Purple prairie-clover, Seaside buttercup, Wild gooseberry and the Northern bog violet.
Canada’s Diversity Garden, completed in 2021, has almost 30 acres of gardens and greenspace in the southeast corner of Assiniboine Park. The perennial
plant selections will peak at various times throughout the spring, summer and fall.
The Leo Mol English Gardens has local and imported plants blooming throughout the growing season and the Assiniboine River has a large variety of flora found along the banks.
This is 100% real and natural honey. Nothing added, nothing taken out. The flavour of honey depends on the source of nectar (flowers and plants) collected by the bees throughout the flow of the season. This not only determines flavour and colour, but it also helps decide how the honey crystallizes over time - fast or slow, crunchy or smooth.
Initially, the honey comes out of the cells as a liquid - during extraction we make sure it’s at 17.8% moisture content, just like the bees keep it in the hive. Honey will never go bad, but if it is extracted with a moisture content that is too high, it will eventually ferment. We freeze our honey immediately after extraction to be able to provide you with liquid honey throughout the year.
As long as the honey is completely natural and unpasteurized (not heated up), it will start to crystallize. This is ok! Crystallized honey is a sign of high quality, raw honey.
If you prefer liquid honey, just put it in a hot water bath. Don’t heat it too high, it will kill all the natural enzymes, micronutrients and health benefits.
You can also buy liquid honey fresh out of the hive! Our first extraction will likely be late June or early July - our spring batch sells quickly, so get your orders in quickly.
Enjoy our new craft collection with all natural blends:
Lemon Creamed
Fresh, zesty
Tea, fresh baked buns, stuffy heads and sore throats
Cinnamon Creamed
Warm, inviting
Morning toast, oats, baked bree, apple slices
Saskatoon Creamed
Fruity, tangy
Scones, granola, yogurt, ice cream
Hot & Spicy
Earthy, spicy
Cheeses, meats, veggies, bagels
Ginger Creamed
Rich, bold
Tea, cornbread, potatoes
Creamed
Silky, smooth
English muffins, tea biscuits, cereal, nuts