Bee Balm Tea

This easy infusion can be made from fresh or dried bee balm and tastes delicious. Bee Balm Tea has been used for a very long time to aid in digestion, help calm nerves and treat colds and the flu.

Bee Balm Tea

This delicious bee balm tea can be served cold as a refreshing drink in the hotter months of the year. When you grow your own bee balm, you can easily make your own, natural warm tea to help relieve the symptoms of colds and the flu during the winter months.

This tea has a delicious herby flavour, like a min of mint, basil and a touch of oregano.

It has been used for:

• Relieve upper respiratory ailments
• Soothing sore throats and even headaches
• Sooth indigestion, nausea and menstrual cramps
• Can be used to treat stings, bites and wounds
• Has been used in the past to help with fevers and chills
• May help treat anxiety and depression

Bee Balm

Also known as bergamot, this perennial plant attracts butterflies, dragonflies and bees to the garden, making it a great plant for your garden. Both the flowers and the leaves of this plant are edible as well, being used medicinally for a very long time.

Like its cousins, the mint plants, bee balm does have a tendency to spread and become invasive, so you may prefer to keep it in a pot, otherwise keep an eye on it in the garden.

Bee balm is considered safe for most people, though it should not be taken in high doses when pregnant.

Harvesting and Drying Bee Balm

If you are harvesting your own bee balm, make sure to harvest from areas that have not used any pesticides.

To dry the leaves and flowers, cut off some branches and hang them in a well ventilated, dry place. Or, lay the flowers and leaves on a drying rack or in the dehydrate and dry, using the herb setting if using a dehydrator, until dry.

Syrup Recipes that Could be Added to this Tea 

• Caramel Pecan Syrup
• Lychee Syrup
• Lime Syrup 
• Lemon Syrup
• Orange Syrup
• Strawberry Syrup 
• Blueberry Syrup
• Mulberry Syrup
• Rosella Syrup
• Elderberry Syrup
• Honeysuckle Syrup

Ingredients for Making Bee Balm Tea

To make this tea, you will need:

• Bee Balm
• Water
• Honey – Optional
• Ice – For Cold, iced bee balm tea

Here are the teapot and the tea cups used in these pictures.

Cold Iced Bee Balm Tea

Fill a large jug with cool water.

Add the bee balm to the jug and stir.

Add the lid and put the jar in the fridge for up to 24 hours, giving it a stir every now and then.

Strain the tea, placing it in a jug and then store in the fridge.

This tea will keep in the fridge for up to one week.

To serve, enjoy poured into a glass with some ice, sweetened with honey and even a wedge of lemon.

Sugar can also be used as a sweetener if you prefer.

 

Warm Bee Balm Tea

Fill a pot or kettle with water and boil.

Fill a tea pot with the boiling water and add the bee balm.

Let it steep for 7 to 10 minutes.

Strain the water and fill a mug with the tea.

A little honey can be added as a sweetener, though this is optional.

For additional health benefits when fighting a cold or the flu, add a wedge of lemon juice to the mug with the tea.

Sugar can also be used as a sweetener if you prefer.

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