Pine honey is produced widely in Greece and Turkey and represents almost 60–65% of the annual honey production in Greece. It is made from the honeydew eliminated by the scale insect Marchalina hellenica (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Margarodidae) when feeding on Pinus halepensis (allepo pine) and P. brutia (calabrian pine).

In Greece during the main periods of honeydew production, large numbers of bee colonies are transported by beekeepers to the pine forests. The density of beehives in these locations is then often high; more than 225 hives per km2 have been recorded 

In countries such as Austria, Germany and Slovenia where the annual production of honey also depends on the honeydew of such scale insects as Physokermes piceae and P. hemicryphus (Dalman), research on the phenology of these insects in relation to biotic and non-biotic parameters has led
to an information network that informs apiarists as to which regions are best for beehives at any given time

Sofia Gounari (2006) Studies on the phenology of Marchalina hellenica (gen.) (Hemiptera: coccoidea, margarodidae) in relation to honeydew flow, Journal of Apicultural Research, 45:1, 8-12, DOI: 10.1080/00218839.2006.11101305

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