Around 320 distinct types of honey derived from various flower sources are known to exist in the world. Each sort of honey has a distinct flavor, appearance, and aroma depending on the flowers and plants the bee uses to produce it [2]. 

Thyme Honey

It belongs to the flower honeys and stands out as a category for its strong aromatic and flavor properties. So strong that when mixed with other types of honey, it has a decisive influence on their aroma and taste. Its production accounts for about 10% of the total honey production in Greece. 

Properties: Antiseptic, healing, strengthening. It is considered preventive of cardiovascular disorders and contributes to the prevention of diseases of the urinary and digestive systems, as well as infectious and respiratory diseases. It helps to cope with insomnia. 

Characteristics: Flavor, very pleasant. Sometimes a burning sensation in the mouth is due to the high natural fructose content. Aroma, intense and clear. Color like amber, slightly lighter. The thyme honey of Attica and the Aegean islands is lighter than the thyme honey of Crete, which reaches darker tones, almost orange. It crystallises in 6-18 months.

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Pine honey

Honey of high nutritional value, thanks to the large number of substances it contains, such as minerals and trace elements. Additionally, it is rich in carbohydrates, organic acids, proteins, amino acids, mineral salts, enzymes, vitamins, sodium and potassium. 65% of the total honey production in Greece comes from the pine tree, which is considered the most important beekeeping tree in Greece.

Properties: Antiseptic, antimicrobial. It has tonic and antiseptic properties, fights throat diseases and softens cough. Clinical data show that helps in the treatment of ulcers, while research shows strong action against gout, and also anti-estrogenic action on breast cancer cells. Thanks to its high choline content, it treats constipation. Pine honey has fewer calories than other honeys. 

Characteristics: Taste with a mild sweetness due to the low concentration of sugars. Quite distinctive aroma. Color from dark yellow to light brown (lighter in color when produced in spring compared to autumn). As its natural glucose content is low, it crystallizes slowly. In fact, pure pine honeys do not crystallize for at least 1,5 years.

Heather honey 

It is among the elite of Greek honeys, thanks to its dozens of natural nutrients as well as its taste. It is a very good choice for strengthening the body, children with anemia and the elderly. 

Properties: Antiseptic and anti-inflammatory, especially for the urinary and digestive system. Acts as an lly against prostate and kidney colic. Additionally it may contribute to the reduction of cholesterol and the removal of free radicals (important in the prevention of aging). Thanks to the high content of phenols, it helps the cardiovascular system. 

Characteristics: Taste, strong, reminiscent of caramel. Aroma, delicate, characteristically intense from the scent of heather flowers. Color, reddish, turns into caramel after its crystallization, which happens in just 1-3 months from its collection, due to its high natural glucose content. Heather honey is divided into spring (from spring heather) and autumn (from autumn heather or, otherwise, susura). Autumn is considered more nutritious and particularly stimulating for the human body.

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Strawberry-tree (Koumaria) honey 

Strawberry-tree is a very good beekeeping plant, while it possesses a uniqueness in Greek nature: it has buds, flowers and ripe fruits simultaneously. Strawberry-tree honey is a source of food for the bees during their maintenance months – a fact that beekeepers imitate and store it in the hives, so bees can eat it during winter. It is said, in fact, that "successful flowering" of the strawberry-tree, means a successful beekeeping year and healthy bees. This honey is an ideal choice for strengthening the body. It contains the lowest percentage of glucose (thus fewer calories) compared to other honeys and fructose at a low level. Therefore, it is considered the best honey for diabetic people (as long as their doctor allows it) and it is ideal for those who wish to keep a low-calorie intake.

Properties: Rich in trace elements and vitamins. Thanks to the coumarin it contains, it acts as a blood anticoagulant. It has diuretic and antimicrobial properties, helps in the maintenance of a low blood pressure, protects kidneys and prostate, regulates cholesterol, soothes stomachaches and headaches.

Characteristics: Taste, almost bitter. That is why it was once considered food for bees. Today, however, it is distinguished for its "aromatic notes" of bitter caramel. After some time, the bitterness begins to fade, at a rate of about 30% each year. Aroma, intense, earthy. Color, dark yellow, tawny, brown. Crystallization in 2-4 months.

Fir honey

With its characteristic "thick liquid" texture, it is considered one of the top honeys of our country! 

Properties: Rich in trace elements, metals, amino acids & trace elements, organic acids. Vitamins are only contained in small amounts, which, however, are to contribute to the better assimilation of sugars by the human body. Nowadays, is considered as a superfood with protective properties for immune system and the skin. Fir honey is recommended for all ages, for athletes and, strictly on the advice of a doctor, for people with a predisposition to diabetes mellitus or diabetes in the initial stage. 

Characteristics: Taste elegant sweet with an interesting forest aroma. Fir honey is quite thick and its color has a range between dark brown to yellowish. 

Properties: Antibacterial and anti-inflammatory action. It is used as a typical Greek home remedy to sore throat (especially with warm water and lemon). With chamomile or warm milk, it treats insomnia. Improves endurance, exercise performance, reduces muscle fatigue. It helps bowel movement, cleans toxins, while the choline it contains helps with constipation problems.