Çam balı
Dark pine honey from Muğla's forests, made by bees from a sweet secretion on pine trees.
The Turkish name
Çam balı
At a glance
- Made from
- Insect secretion on pine trees
- Protected name
- Muğla Çam Balı, 2018
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This page was written from these sources.
- Muğla Çam Balı ↗Türk Patent ve Marka Kurumu · Checked 2026-09-23
- Muğla Çam Balı ↗Muğla İli Arı Yetiştiricileri Birliği · Checked 2026-09-23
The story
Pine honey does not come from flowers. A tiny insect called the basra böceği lives on red pine and a few other pines, feeds on their sap and leaves a sugary secretion, which the bees collect and turn into honey.
It is darker than most flower honeys and keeps for years without setting hard. "Muğla Çam Balı" is a registered protected designation of origin in Türkiye, held by the Muğla beekeepers' union since 15 August 2018.
