I thought I would take a little time out in my local nature reserve to show you how to collect, Process and make gorse tea ! Its a fairly easy and straight forward process with very satisficing results.
Common gorse is a large, evergreen shrub, covered in needle-like leaves and distinctive, coconut-perfumed, yellow flowers during the spring and summer. There are three similar species of gorse in the UK: Common gorse is widespread and flowers form January to June; Western gorse flowers in late summer and autumn...
Gorse can flower at any time of year. There are three species of this thorny evergreen growing in the UK, Common, Western and Dwarf Gorse. They are members of Faboideae, a subfamily of Fabaceae which is the Pea family. Only the flowers and flower buds are considered edible and in small quantities. The peas and pods are toxic.
I hope you find this help full and hopefully it may encourage you to go out and try it for your self.