Burzyan wild-hive honey

GIGeographical indications outside the EU

Honey from bees living in bort hives: hollows carved high up in living trees. It is made by the Burzyan dark bee, mainly from lime forests.

Origin

Burzyan District, Bashkortostan (southern Urals), Russia

Colour

50 mm · extra light amber

Season

Plant

Tilia cordata a lesní a luční květy · lime (linden) →

Colour varies by year and place; the value given is typical.

Tree-hollow beekeeping has continued unbroken in Bashkortostan for centuries; both “Burzyan wild-hive honey” and “Bashkir honey” are registered geographical indications in Russia.