Product Description
Montenegrin beekeeping has long and rich tradition. Different climate zones in the country, large areas covered with natural meadows and pastures, and vast karst regions with rich flora and plenty of honey plants provide excellent natural conditions for apiculture. Honey is the main product but the economic value of apiculture products could be higher if beekeepers were to expand their assortments of product to include beebread, propolis, pollen, selected bee queens.
Honey – a product of bees, and one of the healthiest food products. Unspoiled nature rich in plant biodiversity makes Montenegro an ideal location for beekeeping and honey production. Since there is a great diversity of habitats across Montenegro with specific plant composition, there is a resulting diversity in honeys. In Montenegro, one can try: in the North: grassland/meadow honey, forest honey; in the central and southern parts – sage honey, chestnut honey, flower honey, black locust honey. Each type has its own specific composition, fragrance and taste, and we invite you to make a tour of different honeys.
There is no supplemental feeding of bees, prohibited the use of antibiotics no chemical composition, bee hive is without glue and metal (they don’t paint them) the wax is a natural (which means only wax that bees produce), the process of production is under the control of the certification authorities.
Meadow honey – typical plants in the north/in the south
Forest honey – conifers
Sage honey – Salvia officinalis
Chestnut honey – Castanea sativa
Black locust honey – Robinia pseudoacacia
Initiative for honey protection by geographical characteristic was run in order to name it Montenegrin.
Montenegrin beekeeping has long and rich tradition. Different climate zones in the country, large areas covered with natural meadows and pastures, and vast karst regions with rich flora and plenty of honey plants provide excellent natural conditions for apiculture. Honey is the main product but the economic value of apiculture products could be higher if beekeepers were to expand their assortments of product to include beebread, propolis, pollen, selected bee queens.
Each type of honey has its own specific sensory characteristics, originating from the plants from which it was extracted. Colours of honeys vary from dark brown to light yellow. Fragrance and taste can be mild to intensive.
