HELMOS Pine Honey

Pine honey is produced by the Soukas family in northern Evia. It accounts for approximately 65% of Greece’s total honey production and comes from the honeydew secretions of the insect Marchalina hellenica, when it lives parasitically on Aleppo pine and Turkish pine trees.

Flavor:

Due to its low sugar concentration, it is not overly sweet.

Aroma:

Distinctive. Some people compare its aroma to that of iodine.

Color:

Pine honey has a characteristic color and is darker than thyme honey. The honey produced in spring is lighter in color and clearer than the honey produced in autumn.

Crystallization:

Pine honey crystallizes very slowly, as its natural glucose content is low. More specifically, pure pine honeys remain fluid, without crystallizing, for more than a year and a half.