Spruce honeydew honey

Honey from the honeydew that aphids and scale insects excrete on Norway spruce. It is light to dark amber, sometimes reddish, and very sticky.

Origin

Slovenia, Czechia and other upland areas of central Europe

Colour

85 mm · light amber

Taste

moderately sweet, resinous, caramel

Crystallization

very slow

Season

Plant

Picea abies + mšice (Cinara) a puklice (Physokermes hemicryphus) · spruce →

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

The sugar make-up of honeydew honey depends more on the insect species than on the tree it feeds on.