【Definition of Ripened Honey】:

Ripened honey is a natural sweet substance produced by honeybees through the collection of floral nectar or secretions from living plants, or excretions of plant-sucking insects, which are then stored in honeycombs and transformed through the addition of special enzymes, ripening, and dehydration processes.

【Floral Honey】:Honey derived from plant flowers.

【Honeydew Honey】:Honey primarily sourced from bees collecting excretions of plant-sucking insects or secretions from living plants.

Description: The main components of honey are various sugars, primarily glucose and fructose, along with other substances such as organic acids, enzymes, and solid particles brought back by bees during collection. Honey color ranges from nearly colorless to dark brown; it can be liquid, viscous, partially crystallized, or fully crystallized; its form may be liquid, gelatinous, or crystallized; and its aroma varies depending on the nectar source plant.

【Site Selection Requirements for Ripened Honey Beekeeping】:

Apiaries should be established in areas suitable for bee colony proliferation and production. Apiary sites must be far from dust, residential areas, busy traffic routes, chemical plants, livestock farms, and open toilets, with high terrain, sheltered from wind, facing the sun, free from harmful gases, smoke, and other pollutants, with good drainage and suitable microclimate conditions. The distance between apiaries should be no less than 3 km. Within a 5 km radius of the apiary, there should be no pesticide factories, pesticide warehouses, or food factories using honey or sugar as raw materials. Apiaries should have convenient access to good water sources for honey collection.

【Nectar Source (Foraging Area) Requirements for Ripened Honey】:

There should be sufficient nectar source plants to support bee colony proliferation and honey production. Within a 3 km radius of the apiary, there should be abundant nectar source plants. Fixed apiaries should have at least one main nectar source plant and multiple auxiliary nectar source plants with staggered flowering periods nearby, ensuring a continuous flowering period of at least 10 days. Beekeepers should avoid placing hives in areas where nectar source plants are being sprayed with pesticides.

【Processing Workshop Requirements for Ripened Honey】:

Must comply with the requirements of GB14881 "National Food Safety Standard - General Hygienic Specifications for Food Production."