Grants Restaurant is proud to be the exclusive retail outlet in Greater Hartford for Connecticut’s own Red Bee Honey. Red Bee ®, a small bee farm is located in the historical Bradley Tool section of Weston, Ct. Their charming red cottages were once the home of NY City ballerina Gelsey Kirkland who partnered Mikhail Baryshnikov. Here they create the purest Artisanal honey, bee pollen and pure, sustainable skin care products. The products are handmade in small batches using only plant based ingredients to insure the finest quality and they absolutely do not use pesticides, alcohol, paraffin waxes or preservatives in any of our products.

The raspberry and blueberry honeys are in limited supply, since those particular bushes only bloom for a short time each year. The wildflower honey is more readily available, and has a light floral taste. We place the honey in a small ramekin on the cheese plate, in addition to “sugared” almonds, and a few dates–nice and simple.

The pastry chefs have been researching some new dessert ideas, and will start to implement soon. Right now we’re serving a lovely almond shortcake with native strawberries and rhubarb, and handmade “Red Bee” honey ice cream.

PRICES:
Creamed 16oz – $13.00
Spreadable honey with a lovely texture!
All honey will crystallize in time and
our creamed honey is whipped to a delicate grainy texture and spreads like butter. Delicious on biscuits and toast with cinnamon.
Flavored Wild Raspberry 11oz – $13.00
Extra light amber honey, fruity
with a hint of raspberry.
Enjoy with Brie or goat cheeses
on baguette, tea and pound cakes.
Blueberry Blossom 11oz – $13.00
A light amber honey, fruity in flavor with a
smooth and buttery texture.
Drizzle over fruit salads, yogurt and granola.
Unpasteurized and unheated.
Wildflower 11oz – $13.00
Dark amber, rich and full bodied with a hint of caramel.
Enjoy on pancakes, waffles with blue cheeses,
pecans or figs. Our most requested honey!
Unpasteurized and unheated.
Natural Honey Comb – $18.00
A perfectly filled frame of honey!
A rare and special treat direct from the bee hive.