Honeys and bees of the world
Every honey tastes of its land
Acacia from Hungary, mānuka from New Zealand, tupelo from the Florida swamps. Where each honey comes from, what colour it is and when it is harvested.
Honey of the month · New Zealand, south-eastern Australia
Mānuka honey
Leptospermum scoparium
Amber, thick honey from the small white flowers of a shrub that grows on pastures and in the New Zealand bush.
- Colour
- 90 mm
- Crystallization
- medium
- Type
- blossom
Its methylglyoxal (MGO) content is stated on the label and sets the price. Since 2017 New Zealand has a scientific definition of mānuka honey.
Explore the atlas
Honeys →
Honey catalogue, colours from water to molasses and kinds of honey.
Bees →
A worker bee up close and the bees that store honey.
Stories →
Honey hunters, tree beekeepers and painted hives.
Countries →Honeys of 64 countries on the map, with harvest calendars.Plants →From black locust to eucalyptus: what bees make honey from.Protected names →Honeys whose names are protected by law.Compare honeys →Three honeys side by side: colour, taste, season.Glossary →The Pfund scale, honeydew, crystallisation and more.Honey in Czechia →Beekeeping in numbers, Czech honeys and quality marks.
From the atlas
Acacia honeyHungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Central Europe
Mānuka honeyNew Zealand, south-eastern Australia
Lavender honeyProvence (France), Spain
Chestnut honeyItaly, France, Switzerland, Slovenia
Tupelo honeyUSA – Florida and Georgia (Apalachicola and Chipola rivers)
Buckwheat honeyPoland, Russia, Ukraine, USA
Heather honeyScotland, Lüneburg Heath, Norway, Poland
Sidr honeyYemen (Hadramaut), Saudi Arabia