The Marshes Honey

The Marches – ‘Il miele delle Marche’

(see Marche Tourism)
Types of Honey:

• Acacia – ‘Miele di acacia’ (Robinia pseudoacacia L.)
• Alfalfa – ‘Miele di erba medica’ (Medicago sativa L.)
• Chestnut – ‘Miele di castagno’ (Castanea sativa Mill)
• Citrus – Orange, Lemon, Grapefruit – ‘Miele di agrumi’ (Citrus spp.)
• Clover – ‘Miele di trifoglio’ (Trifolium spp.)
• Fir Honeydew (Spruce & Fir) – ‘Melata d’abete’ (Fir: Abies alba and Red Spruce: Picea excelsa) (Insects: Cinara costate, C. piceae, Physokermes hemicryphus)
• Forest Honeydew – ‘Melata di bosco, Melata di metcalfa’ (Insect: Metcalfa pruinosa (Say))
• Sainfoin – ‘Miele di lupinella’ (Onobrychis viciifolia Scop.)
• Sunflower – ‘Miele di girasole’ (Helianthus annuus L.)
• Thyme – ‘Miele di timo’ (Thymus spp.)
• Oak Honeydew – ‘Melata di quercia’ (Quercus robur, Q. petraea, Q. pubescens) (Insects: Lachnus iliciphilus, Lachnus roboris, Tuberculatus annulatus,Thelaxes dryophila)
• Rocket Honey (aka Sanacciola) – ‘Miele di ruchetta o sanacciola’ (Cruciferae)
• Thorn (aka Christ’s Thorn, Jerusalem Thorn) – ‘Miele di marruca’ (Paliurus spina-christi)
• Birdsfoot Trefoil – ‘Miele di ginestrino’ (Lotus corniculatus)
• Willow Honeydew – ‘Miele di melata di salice’ (Insect: Tuberolachnus salignus, from Salix spp.)
• Wildflower Honey

PAT – Honey certified as a Traditional Italian Food.
Honey identified and cataloged by the Arc of Taste (Slow Foods)
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Resources and Further Reading

Official Marches Regional Website