Taurus Highland Honey: Highland Beekeeping in the Taurus Mountains, Flora and Quality Criteria
The Taurus Mountains are one of the rare mountain ranges that can be reached from the Mediterranean coast to plateaus above 2,000 meters in a few hours' journey. Beekeepers have been using this difference for centuries: the hives spend the winter and spring on the warm coastal plains, and when summer comes, they follow the flowering and move to the plateaus. The name "Taurus highland honey" is used to describe the honey produced from the nectar of thyme, geven and similar plants at these
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In the Mediterranean, most of the flowers bloom in spring; after the summer drought, autumn is often a scarce period for bees. Carob is one of the rare trees that makes its main flowering during this period, in autumn. This feature makes carob a valuable autumn resource for beekeepers and bees silent partners in yield for carob producers.
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What Is Carob Honey (Harnup Honey)? Characteristics, Color, Taste and How It Differs from Carob Molasses
Carob honey (harnup honey, from a regional Turkish name for carob) is a distinctive honey that honey bees produce from the nectar they collect from carob blossoms, which open in autumn; it comes from the flower, not the fruit. In this guide we explain, with sources, how carob honey is formed, how its botanical origin is determined by pollen analysis, its color, taste, physicochemical properties and quality criteria, and how it differs from carob molasses.
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