Blossom Honey
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Blossom honey, also called nectar honey in the Honey Regulation (Germany), is honey that comes wholly or predominantly from the nectar of plants.
Blossom honey, also called nectar honey in the Honey Regulation (Germany), is honey that comes wholly or predominantly from the nectar of plants. It is thus the counterpart to honeydew honey, which comes predominantly from the secretions of plant-sucking insects or from secretions of living plant parts.
The two are distinguished mainly by electrical conductivity. For honey in general and for blends, a maximum value of 0.8 millisiemens per centimeter applies; for honeydew honey and chestnut honey, a minimum value of 0.8 applies. For some varieties such as heather, lime, eucalyptus and strawberry tree, this rule explicitly does not apply.
The regulation also sets a limit for sugar content: blossom honey must contain at least 60 grams of fructose and glucose per 100 grams, honeydew honey and its blends with blossom honey at least 45 grams.
Typical blossom honeys in Central Europe are rapeseed, fruit blossom, dandelion, robinia, lime and sunflower. In practice, a spring-flow honey is almost always a blossom honey, while in the summer flow, depending on the year and location, significant proportions of honeydew can be added.