Τιμή: 3.00€ - 20.00€
In autumn following our bees, on their foraging trip, we visit the pine forests of Greece. Our pine erica honey is a combination of pine honeydew and erica blossom from the region of northern Evia.
The autumn erica, known as Erica manipuliflora, is a bush that blooms from autumn until winter and gives a dark, intensely aromatized honey, mildly sweet and high in trace elements. Crystallizes within 2 to 3 months of harvesting, its color becomes brighter with crystallization.
Few words about honeydews ..
When bees create honey from trees, they do not start with the sweet nectar that is gathered by flower flowers. On the contrary, they create this unique honey with another sweet substance called honeydew, which is produced by aphids. This sweet substance is a natural product of waste that is secreted by aphids as a by-product of the consumption of vegetable pellets. Aphids eat juice not so much for sugars but also for the amino acids they contain. This means that most of the sugars are excreted from aphid as a honey, a substance that bees love.
Honey from honeydew is chemically different from nectar honey. It is usually darker with a higher inorganic content and has a stronger taste and especially nutritional benefits. It is well known in Europe. In Greece pine honey holds over 60% of total production.
