Honey Varieties

A Tasting Guide

One beekeeper, one peninsula, and several distinct honeys across a single year. The bees work different ground in different seasons, and every jar tastes of it.

The range

Four jarred honeys, plus honeycomb in season. Each one is what the bees brought back from a specific part of the Cooley Peninsula.

We also sell honeycomb in season - sections, cut comb, chunk honey - the purest form there is.

Variety by variety

Ivy Honey: Why It Sets Hard and Pale

Ivy Honey: Why It Sets Hard and Pale

Ivy honey is firm, pale and distinctly Irish. What it tastes like, why it crystallises so fast, and how to use it.

26 May 2026

Clear Honey from the Cooley Peninsula

Clear Honey from the Cooley Peninsula

What Peninsula Honey's Clear honey is - the golden, runny, everyday jar. Its taste, how it differs from set honey, and how to use it.

16 May 2026

Heather Honey in Ireland: A Buyer's Guide

Heather Honey in Ireland: A Buyer's Guide

Where Irish bell heather honey comes from, what makes it rare, and how to buy real Cooley Peninsula heather honey.

16 May 2026

How to Eat Honeycomb

How to Eat Honeycomb

A simple guide to eating honeycomb - on toast, with cheese, straight from the frame - and what to do with the wax.

16 May 2026

Monofloral vs Wildflower Honey: What to Know

Monofloral vs Wildflower Honey: What to Know

The difference between single-flower and mixed-flower honey, and why single-origin honey tastes of a specific place.

16 May 2026

Soft Set vs Runny Honey: What Is the Difference?

Soft Set vs Runny Honey: What Is the Difference?

Soft set honey is the same raw honey, guided to a creamy set. How it is made and when to choose it over runny Clear honey.

16 May 2026

What Does Heather Honey Taste Like?

What Does Heather Honey Taste Like?

Heather honey explained - the dark, bold, aromatic taste, and why Cooley mountain bell heather honey is special.

16 May 2026

What Is Comb Honey? Sections, Cut Comb and Chunk

What Is Comb Honey? Sections, Cut Comb and Chunk

Sections, cut comb and chunk honey explained - what each one is, how to eat it, and why it is the purest honey there is.

16 May 2026

Which Honey Should You Try First?

Which Honey Should You Try First?

Not sure where to start? A simple guide to choosing your first jar of Peninsula Honey by taste and use.

16 May 2026

Wildflower Honey in Ireland Explained

Wildflower Honey in Ireland Explained

What wildflower honey is, how it changes season to season, and how Irish meadow honey gets its flavour.

16 May 2026

Not sure where to start?

Browse the current harvest and pick your first jar.