> I am from Serbia, the neighbour country of Bulgaria. We also have honeydew that some beekeepers and people call "pine honey".
Honeydew is obtained from many species, here is a partial list:
IMPORTANT HONEYDEW SOURCES AND THEIR HONEYS
by EVA CRANE ANO PENELOPE WALKER
Calocedrus decurrens. incense cedar.
California and Oregon. USA
Fagus sylvatica. beech
Europe.
Nothofagus solandri. mountain beech
New Zealand.
Quercus robur. English oak
mid Europe, Romania, France
Quercus suber. cork oak
Morocco, Algeria
Quercus virginiana. live oak
Texas, USA
Abies alba. silver fir
mid Europe, major source
Black Forest, Alps, Romania, Yusoslavia,
Switzerland, 60-90 kg honey/colony
Yugoslavia, 19 kg honey/colony
Romania. honey potential 40 kg/ha
Austria. 40-45 kg honey/colony
Abies borisii-regis. Greek fir
Greece
Larix decidua. larch
mid Europe, Italy
Picea abies. Norway spruce
mid Europe
Pinus halepensis. Aleppo pine
Greece, Turkey, Algeria
Pinus sylvestris. Scots pine
mid Europe, Romania
Populus spp: poplar
Romania, l0-20 kg gain/colony in 10 days
(60% from this source)
Peter 🐝
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