Viper's bugloss (Echium spp.) honey typing and establishing the pollen threshold for monofloral honey.

Honey samples (n = 126) from Castilla-La Mancha (Central Spain) were characterized based on their physicochemical properties and a melissopalynological analysis. The latter showed that Echium pollen type was the dominant palynomorph in most samples, representing at least 30% of the pollen in each sample. As anticipated, a relationship was observed between the proportion of this pollen and the properties of the honey.

How soil type (gypsum or limestone) influences the properties and composition of thyme honey.

Background And Aims: The objective of this work was to determine the influence of the soil substrate on the characteristics and properties of a specific type of honey. As such, we analysed the features of a typical single-flower honey, thyme honey, produced in a specific Mediterranean region. is a genus of aromatic perennial plants that are native to Europe, North Africa and Asia.