Pine Honey

Pine tree honey is what we call a honeydew or forest honey. This just means the honey starts off in a slightly different way to more typical honeys. In this case, bees gather nectar from honeydew excreted by plant sucking insects like greenflies. The better known method of gathering nectar is by honey bees visiting the flowers of blooming plants.

Honeydew honeys are generally quite dark and thick compared to the lighter varieties.

Thanks to its anti-bacterial properties, pine tree honey can be applied directly to the skin as a healing agent. It helps to speed up the healing process of wounds, burns and sunburn. Those who use it as a healing agent swear by its effectiveness.

Most of the honeydew honeys boast stronger antioxidant properties than the floral varieties. The reason for this is because they contain high levels of flavonoids and phenolic compounds. Antioxidants are important because they are what help to protect against free radicals. The thing that most people relate to free radicals is premature ageing. However, physical aging is one of the lesser worries when it comes to the damage that free radicals can cause to human health. It's the age-related disorders that are of most concern. This can include things like heart disease, cancers, Alzheimer's disease and macular degeneration. So we should embrace anything that can help protect against free radicals.