Honeydew honey
Honey made mainly from the excretions of plant-sucking insects or secretions of plants, not from nectar.
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Facts
- Floral source
- None: the bees collect honeydew from plant-sucking insects (Hemiptera) on living plant parts, or secretions of living plant parts.
- Flavor
- Stronger and less sweet than nectar honey.
- Standards and grades
- Codex Standard for Honey, section 2.1.2 (definition) and section 3.5.1 (fructose and glucose together not less than 45 g/100 g).