Regional honeys

Honey comes in various types based on the region it is grown and the types of flower that provide the nectar.

European honeys[]

There are several European honey types with PDO/PGI that are protected under EU law with PDO status. Some of the criteria for the production of this honey include that it:

• must be of high quality
• may not contain any imported honey
• may not contain any additives
• must have a water content of less than 20%^[1]
• Bulgaria

• Strandzhanski manov med

• Greece

• Menalou vanilia fir honey – "Vanilla" honey of Mount Mainalo, Arcadia that is made from fir blossom nectar.

• Spain

• Miel de Galicia or Mel de Galicia
• Miel de Granada
• Miel de La Alcarria

• France

• Miel d'Alsace
• Miel de Corse
• Miel de Provence
• Miel de Sapin des Vosges

• Italy

• Miele della Lunigiana
• Miele delle Dolomiti bellunesi

• Luxembourg

• Miel luxembourgeois de marque nationale^[2]

• Malta

• Ghasel

• Poland

• Miód wrzosowy z Borów Dolnośląskich (heather honey from the Lower Silesian Forest)
• Bartnik Sądecki
• APIS Apiculture Cooperative

• Portugal

• Mel da Serra da Lousã
• Mel da Serra de Monchique
• Mel da Terra Quente
• Mel das Terras Altas do Minho
• Mel de Barroso
• Mel do Alentejo
• Mel do Parque de Montezinho
• Mel do Ribatejo Norte
• Mel dos Açores

• Ukraine

• Sunflower
• Buckwheat
• Acacia

Australia and Pacific Islands[]

• Eucalyptus honey made in Australia
• Leatherwood Honey, a noted monofloral honey from Tasmania that has been recognised by the international Slow Food movement in its Ark of Taste.
• Manuka honey made in New Zealand

African honeys[]

• South Africa

• Fynbos honey

American honeys[]

American honeys include:

• Chile

• Miel de Ulmo ("ulmo honey") with nectar from Eucryphia cordifolia.

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