honeydew

Definition

Honeydew is a honey bee forage that has been defined as follows:

A sweet fluid excreted by plant-sucking insects like aphids, Bees occasionally collect and ripen it into a type of honey marketed as pine or forest honey.

Reference

  1. Caron, Dewy M, Connor, Lawrence John 2022 Glossary. Honey bee biology and beekeeping. Wicwas Press LLC, Miller (MI), USA. pp. 438-459.
Creator: Michael Rubinigg
Properties

Label

honeydew

EUPH Code (UID)

[73]

EUPH IRI

https://app.pollinatorhub.eu/vocabulary/classes/73

Descriptor

n/a

This class is part of the ontology

Created

2023-01-23

Updated

2026-04-25
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Class

Author: Michael Rubinigg

Definition

Author: Michael Rubinigg

Translation

Authors: Michael Rubinigg

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Danish

honningdug

Noun, Singular

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Dutch; Flemish

honingdauw

Noun, Feminine, Singular

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English

honeydew

Noun, Singular

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French

miellat

Noun, Masculine, Singular

Michael Rubinigg
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1
German

Honigtau

Noun, Masculine, Singular

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1
Italian

melata

Noun, Feminine, Singular

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Norwegian

honningdugg

Noun, Singular

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Portuguese

melado

Noun, Masculine, Singular

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Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan
mană
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Spanish; Castilian

mielato

Noun, Masculine, Singular

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Swedish

honungsdagg

Noun, Singular

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