What the atlas contains
The atlas currently covers 304 honeys from 67 countries and territories, 168 genera of honey plants and 10 groups of bees. Every honey has its own page with origin, plant, typical colour, season and a list of sources. Taste and crystallisation are given only where the sources describe them.
The atlas is not a shop: it sells nothing, carries no advertising and has no partnerships with producers. Brand and producer names are not listed.
Where the data come from
The core is formed by scientific descriptions of unifloral honeys – chiefly the European descriptive sheets by Persano Oddo and Piro (Apidologie, 2004), the Italian sheets of the national register of honey sensory experts, and the picture atlas of Czech and foreign varietal honeys by the Veterinary University Brno (2019).
For honeys with protected names we follow the specifications in the European Union register eAmbrosia and in national registers (France, Spain, Türkiye). For honeys outside Europe we use fact sheets from ministries and research institutes (such as Argentina’s Ministry of Agriculture), pages of Apimondia, the international beekeeping federation, and peer-reviewed studies.
Some data still rest on popular sources such as Wikipedia or the honey travel site Honey Traveler. We are gradually replacing them with scientific ones. All sources are listed on each honey’s page.
How we treat the data
Colour in millimetres on the Pfund scale is a typical value from the literature, not a measurement of a particular jar. Actual colour varies with the year and the place. Where a source describes colour only in words (for example “light amber”), we convert it to the middle of the corresponding class of the scale.
Season means the months of the flow where the honey comes from. Where a source does not state it directly, it is based on the documented flowering time of the plant.
Taste and speed of crystallisation are given only when a source describes them. Otherwise they are left blank – better nothing than a guess.
A honey whose colour and season cannot be documented is not included. We do not take data from online shops or advertising, and we make no health claims.
How the atlas is made
New honeys are researched in scientific sources, and every figure is checked against its source before it is added. AI language models help with the research and processing; what goes in is decided by checking against the sources under the rules above. The data also pass automated checks: every honey must have a source, a valid country and plant, and complete entries in Czech and English.
The atlas is continuously expanded and corrected. The data were last updated on 9 October 2026.
Photographs and maps
Photographs come from Wikimedia Commons and carry a free licence (CC0, public domain, CC BY, CC BY-SA). The author and licence of every photo are given in the footer of the page where it is used.
Country borders come from Natural Earth (world-atlas). Points on the maps mark the typical area of origin of a honey, not an exact location.
Author, contact and corrections
The atlas is created by Tomáš Kubín, who is responsible for its content.
Found a mistake or an inaccuracy, or know a better source? Write to castor2@me.com. Every report is checked against the sources and the correction is made. Each honey has a “Report an error” link below its sources that fills in which honey it is about.