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Honey Honey is a sweet and viscous substance made by several bees, the best-known of which are honey bees. Honey is made and stored to nourish bee colonies. Bees produce honey by gathering and then refining the sugary secretions of plants (primar ...
comes in various types based on the region it is grown and the types of flower that provide the nectar.


Europe

There are several
Europe Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a Continent#Subcontinents, subcontinent of Eurasia ...
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honey Honey is a sweet and viscous substance made by several bees, the best-known of which are honey bees. Honey is made and stored to nourish bee colonies. Bees produce honey by gathering and then refining the sugary secretions of plants (primar ...
types with PDO/PGI that are protected under EU law with '' PDO'' status. Some of the criteria for the production of this honey include that it: *''must'' be of high quality *may ''not'' contain any imported honey *may ''not'' contain any additives *''must'' have a water content of less than 20%PDO/PGI Listing – Other Animal Products
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Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedo ...
:* Strandzhanski manov med *
Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders wi ...
:* Menalou vanilia fir honey – "Vanilla" honey of Mount
Mainalo Mainalo ( el, Μαίναλο, grc, Μαίναλος or Μαίναλον, Mainalos or Mainalon; la, Maenalus) is the tallest mountain in the Menalon highlands of the Peloponnese, and is located in Arcadia, Greece. In antiquity, the mountain w ...
, Arcadia that is made from fir blossom nectar. *
Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = '' Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , ...
:* Miel de Galicia or Mel de Galicia :* Miel de Granada :* Miel de La Alcarria *
France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
:* Miel d'Alsace :* Miel de Corse :* Miel de Provence :* Miel de Sapin des Vosges *
Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...
:* Miele della Lunigiana :* Miele delle Dolomiti bellunesi *
Luxembourg Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small lan ...
:* Miel luxembourgeois de marque nationaleLuxembourg National Tourist Office – Honey
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Malta Malta ( , , ), officially the Republic of Malta ( mt, Repubblika ta' Malta ), is an island country in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of an archipelago, between Italy and Libya, and is often considered a part of Southern Europe. It lies ...
:* Ghasel *
Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...
:* Miód wrzosowy z Borów Dolnośląskich ( heather honey from the Lower Silesian Forest) :* Bartnik Sądecki :* APIS Apiculture Cooperative *
Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of th ...
:* Mel da Serra da Lousã :* Mel da Serra de Monchique :* Mel da Terra Quente :* Mel das Terras Altas do Minho :* Mel de Barroso :* Mel do Alentejo :* Mel do Parque de Montezinho :* Mel do Ribatejo Norte :* Mel dos Açores *
Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inva ...
:* Sunflower :* Buckwheat :* Acacia


Australia and Pacific Islands

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Eucalyptus ''Eucalyptus'' () is a genus of over seven hundred species of flowering trees, shrubs or mallees in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. Along with several other genera in the tribe Eucalypteae, including '' Corymbia'', they are commonly known as ...
honey made in Australia :* Leatherwood Honey, a noted monofloral honey from Tasmania that has been recognised by the international Slow Food movement in its Ark of Taste. :*
Manuka honey Manuka or Mānuka may refer to: *The flowering plant ''Leptospermum scoparium'' ( in the Māori language) *Manuka, Australian Capital Territory, an area in Canberra, named after the plant **Manuka Oval, a stadium in the above territory ***Manuka Fo ...
made in New Zealand


Africa

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South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring coun ...
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Fynbos Fynbos (; meaning fine plants) is a small belt of natural shrubland or heathland vegetation located in the Western Cape and Eastern Cape provinces of South Africa. This area is predominantly coastal and mountainous, with a Mediterranean clim ...
honey


America

American honeys include: *
Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the eas ...
:* Miel de Ulmo ("ulmo honey") with nectar from '' Eucryphia cordifolia''.


Asia

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Cambodia Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailand ...
:* Mondulkiri wild honey


References

{{reflist European Union laws Honey Products with protected designation of origin