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Registered GI ProductProtected Designation of Origin (PDO)EU Registered (PDO)Merkez, Ardahan
Ardahan Flower Honey
Registration / Legal StatusRegistered GI Product
Protection TypeProtected Designation of Origin (PDO)
Registration Number213
Registration Date1/6/2017
Registered ByArdahan İli Arı Yetiştiricileri Birliği
TURKPATENT Product GroupBal
European Union (EU) Registration RecordEU PDO (Registered) - 3/8/2024
Product Story, Production Method & Cultural Heritage
Clear, light amber colored pure honey collected by the Caucasian Bee race (Apis mellifera caucasica) with its long tongue from hundreds of endemic flower and astragalus species in the high altitude Ardahan plateaus.
History: A healing source produced in untouched nature without industry in Ardahan, the homeland of the pure Caucasian bee, one of the 4 most important bee races in the world.
Production Method: Pure breed is hived in the protection zone; Milking is done at the peak of plateau flowering without adding sugar or additives.