Organic Pine Honey (Extracted Pine Honey)
Pine honey is one of the most well-known and preferred honeydew honey varieties.
Pine honey, which we are accustomed to seeing as extracted honey, is widely produced in Mugla and the coastal regions of the Mediterranean. It is obtained from the secretion of the insect called basra, which lives in the red pine trees of Mugla, and therefore is classified as secretion honey. Because pine honey is separated from its honeycombs, it's one of the first honeys that comes to mind when one thinks of extracted honey. Pine honey is mostly produced in Mugla in our country, which is why it's also known as the region's local honey. Other common names for pine honey are Mugla honey or Mugla pine honey. Production generally begins in August, the last month of summer, and continues until the end of April.
How is Pine Honey Produced?
The Basra beetle sucks the sap of the pine tree and leaves a secretion. A food chain is created through a cycle that occurs within ecological balance and harmony. This secretion, rich in proteins, minerals, and enzymes, is then collected by honeybees and carried back to the hive. The secretions stored in the honeycomb cells not only meet the bees' nutritional needs but also transform into delicious honey. Pine honey is filtered using physical methods to become extracted honey. Pine honey that has been filtered without pasteurization and heat treatments can be considered raw honey.
Properties of Pine Honey
- Pine honey exhibits different physical and chemical properties compared to other types of honey, including its color, smell, and consistency.
- Pine honey is darker in color than flower honey and generally has a dark brown appearance.
- The scent of pine honey consists of pine resin and woody aromas.
- Pine honey has a lower pH value than other honeys and is slightly acidic.
- It crystallizes later than other flower honeys or can remain uncrystallized for a longer time.
Nutritional Values of Pine Honey
100 g of pine honey contains approximately 327 kcalenergy. A highly nutritious food that meets energy needs, pine honey also contains minerals such as aluminum (Al), boron (B), magnesium (Mg), manganese (Mn), nickel (Ni), and zinc (Zn).
Our pine honey, a true source of flavor with its quality, aroma, and rich nutrients, is produced in the Mugla region by our contracted intermediaries and offered to you as certified organic.
The production and packaging stages are carried out in accordance with organic farming laws, and each batch of our pine honey is analyzed for antibiotic, pesticide, and herbicide residue.
You can purchase our Egriçayir Organic Pine Honey in four different quantities: 850g, 450g, 225g, and 290g.
Good Honey, Genuine Honey
We know that you, like everyone else, are searching for good, genuine honey. We have been keeping traditional beekeeping alive on the Egriçayir Plateau, at an altitude of 2,500 meters, for 300 years. This region of the Taurus Mountains preserves its natural flora just as it did thousands of years ago. Our bees, which feed on the rich flora of the Taurus region, comprised of wild flowers, provide us with award-winning Organic Egriçayir Honey. Therefore, our most important difference is the region where our hives are located. Secondly, our family has been involved in beekeeping for 300 years, living in the Yörük culture, and has gained extensive beekeeping experience. All of our products are certified organic and have won numerous awards, including gold medals, at the world's most prestigious beekeeping competitions.
It's quite difficult to distinguish good honey from genuine, authentic honey using your own resources. Therefore, it's crucial to find honey from a producer you know and trust. You can visit us anytime in Egriçayir Plateau or Erdemli. We're always waiting.
Inspected Beekeeping Certificate and Our Controlled Production Process
We contribute to Turkish beekeeping with our beekeepers who hold the Inspected Beekeeping Certificate, bringing traceable, source-certified, genuine, and pure honey to your table with the assurance and assurance of Egriçayir's 300 years of beekeeping experience.
Beekeeping is our way of life, our tradition. Protecting bees and nature is a prerequisite because we have lived with our families and shared our bread with them for centuries. We have succeeded in producing the best honey, extracting the world's best honey from Turkey. We pass this knowledge on to our beekeepers in our unique, florally rich plateaus and plains from every corner of Anatolia, meticulously supervising them, monitoring every step, and confirming Egriçayir's standards through analysis. We succeed in producing this unique honey with our "Inspected Beekeeping Certified" beekeepers and in our approved apiaries.
With our qualified beekeepers holding the Egriçayir Inspected Beekeeping Certified, we produce rare, unique, pure, and natural honeys in the fertile lands of Anatolia, at different altitudes where the season is right and spring arrives, and in our country's rich natural flora, including diverse plant and flower flora.
Inspection from the beekeeper to the jar at every stage, with traceable, controlled production. With the assurance of the award-winning Egriçayir, the world's best honey. To find real honey, look to the source. When you try Egriçayir honey, you'll understand that you've reached the real thing.
Natural Our Organic Honey Inspection Process
We manage a strict inspection and monitoring process for all honey varieties we produce, from the apiary, hive, and jar. This inspection and monitoring process is applied to both our organic and natural honeys. While the independent organic certification inspectorate is involved in the inspection process for our organic honeys, our natural honeys, produced through controlled beekeeping, are inspected by our Egriçayir inspection teams.
All our organic and natural honeys, produced primarily in our Egriçayir Plateau, as well as across Turkey's vast geography, including plains, plateaus, and various altitudes, are produced, inspected, and packaged to Egriçayir standards.
We conduct inspections at production sites where our certified beekeepers, who meet Egriçayir standards, conduct comprehensive analyses before delivering Egriçayir products to you.
We produce and inspect our natural and organic honey with the same meticulous inspection process and the expertise of our trained and certified beekeepers, prioritizing the meticulous production areas.
You can enjoy our rare and flawless honey with peace of mind, both in terms of production processes and analysis results.
