Honeydew honey is made from bees taking direct secretions from trees such as pine, fir, chestnut, and oak or primarily honeydew, the sweet secretions of aphids or other plant-sap-sucking insects, to produce honey rather than from nectar. [1] [2] This honey has a much larger proportion of indigestibles than light floral honeys, thus causing dysentery to the bees. [3] Honeydew honey has a stronger and less sweet flavor than nectar-based honey, and European countries have been the primary market for honeydew honey. [1] In Greece, pine honey, a type of honeydew honey, constitutes 60–65% of honey production. [4]
Honeydew honey is made from bees taking direct secretions from trees such as pine, fir, chestnut, and oak or primarily honeydew, the sweet secretions of aphids or other plant-sap-sucking insects, to produce honey rather than from nectar. [1] [2] This honey has a much larger proportion of indigestibles than light floral honeys, thus causing dysentery to the bees. [3] Honeydew honey has a stronger and less sweet flavor than nectar-based honey, and European countries have been the primary market for honeydew honey. [1] In Greece, pine honey, a type of honeydew honey, constitutes 60–65% of honey production. [4]