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• Codex Alimentarius, 2001

• European Honey Directive, 2001

Publications

Honey Standards

Honey Publications

  

• Defining the standards for medical grade honey

Hermanns R,Mateescu C, Thrasyvoulou A, Tananaki C, Wagener F, Cremers N

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00218839.2019.1693713

• Sugar composition and sugar-related parameters of honeys from the Northern Iberian plateau

Pascual-Maté A, Osés SM, Marcazzan GL, Gardini S, Fernández-Muiño MA, Sancho MT

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfca.2018.08.005

• Analysis of polyphenols in honey: extraction, separation and quantification procedures

Pascual-Maté A, Osés SM,  Fernández-Muiño MA, Sancho MT

https://doi.org/10.1080/15422119.2017.1354025

• Methods of analysis of honey

Pascual-Maté A, Osés SM,  Fernández-Muiño MA, Sancho MT

https://doi.org/10.1080/00218839.2017.1411178

• Composition and properties of Apis mellifera honey: A review

De Melo AAM, Muradian, LBdA, Sancho MT, Pascual-Maté A

https://doi.org/10.1080/00218839.2017.1338444

• Ling Heather honey authentication by thixotropic parameters

Osés SM,  Ruiz MO, Pascual-Maté A, Bocos A, Fernández-Muiño MA, Sancho MT

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11947-017-1875-6

• Comparison of methods to determine antibacterial activity of honeys against Staphylococcus aureus

Osés SM,  Pascual-Maté A, De la Fuente A, De Pablo A, Fernández-Muiño MA, Sancho MT

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.njas.2015.12.005

• Critical assessment of antioxidant-related parameters of honey

Sancho MT, Pascual-Maté A, Rodriguez-Morales EG, Osés SM, Escriche I, Periche AM, Fernández-Muiño MA

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/ijfs.12988

 

• A review of methods for honey sensory analysis - Una revisión de los métodos para el análisis sensorial de la miel Gian Luigi Marcazzan, Carla Mucignat-Caretta, Carla Narina Marchese, Maria Lucia Piana

           You may download the full article (limited number available):

http://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/K9SJ6HsEAME6hTSM2KgP/full

If there are no more copies available, you may find the publication here:

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00218839.2017.1357940?src=recsys

• Improvements to the Regulations on Organic Farming to Facilitate the Practice of Organic Beekeeping

Andreas Thrasyvoulou, Ulrich Broeker, Tananaki Chrysoula, Miguel Vilas-Boas, Klaus Wallner, Thomas Amsler,

Sandra Garces, Marco Lodesani, Adrian Siceanu, Ansgar Westerhoff, Dany El-Obeid

• Legislation of honey criteria and standards

A. Thrasyvoulou, c. Tananaki, G. Goras, E. Karazafiris, M. Dimou, V. Liolios, D. Kanelis, S. Gounari

For further information contact Andreas Thrasivoulou: thrasia@agro.auth.gr

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• Stefan Bogdanov, www.bee-hexagon.net

• Harmonised Methods of the International Honey Commision

originally published in Apidologie, 1997;  updated in 2009

S. Bogdanov, C. Luellmann and P. Martin

• Special Issue of Apidologie on European Unifloral Honeys, 2004

The copyright of the following publications belongs to EDP Sciences

and the originals are available at www.edpsciences.org/apido

• Determination of honey botanical origin: problems and issues

L. Persano Oddo and S. Bogdanov

• Physico-chemical methods for the characterisation of unifloral honeys: a review

S. Bogdanov, K. Ruoff and L. Persano Oddo

• Sensory analysis applied to honey: state of the art

M. L. Piana, L. Persano Oddo, A. Bentabol, E. Bruneau, S. Bogdanov and C. Guyot Declerck

• Harmonized methods of melissopalynology

W. von der Ohe, L. Persano Oddo, M. L. Piana, M. Morlot and P. Martin

• Main European unifloral honeys: descriptive sheets

L. Persano Oddo and R. Piro

• Bibliographical review of the main European unifloral honeys

M. G. Piazza and L. Persano Oddo

• Botanical species giving unifloral honey in Europe

L. Persano Oddo, M. L. Piana, S. Bogdanov, A. Bentabol, P. Gotsiou, J. Kerkvliet, P. Martin, A. O. Ortiz, K. Ruoff and K. von der Ohe

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Royal Jelly Publications

• A suggestion for royal jelly specifications

Dimitrios Kanelis, Chrysoula Tananaki, Vasilis Liolios, Maria Dimou, Georgios Goras, Maria Anna Rodopoulou,

Emmanuel Karazafiris, and Andreas Thrasyvoulou

• Quality and standardisation of Royal Jelly

A. G. Sabatini, G. L. Marcazzan, M. F. Caboni, S. Bogdanov, L. Bicudo de Almeida-Muradian

provided with permission of the International Bee Research Association

Pollen Publications

• Announcement of book: Pot-Pollen in Stingless Bee Melittology

Editors. Patricia Vit, Silvia R. M. Pedro, David W. Roubik

Find the flyer here

• Information on Celle’s Melissopalynological Collection - order directly from LAVES

contact: Katharina.von-der-Ohe@LAVES.Niedersachsen.de

           von der Ohe K. von der Ohe W. – 2007: Celler Melissopalynologische Sammlung. Celle’s Melissopalynological                     Collection; LAVES – Institut für Bienenkunde Celle, 3. Auflage, 236 pp

von der Ohe K., Fichtl R., von der Ohe W. - 2002: Celler Melissopalynologische Sammlung - Africa. Celle’s Melissopalynological Collection - Africa; Nieders. Landesinstitut für Bienenkunde Celle, 233 pp

     

• Announcement of Beekeeping Pollen Atlas 1.0, 2017

Made by ShiNET Kft., Coordinated: Rőzséné dr. Büki Etelka

Find some information here

Find information on the content here

• Pollen Atlas of the Honey Flora of Cyprus

X. Iakovou, M. Christodoulidou and C. Tofaris

The edition is in pdf, free to download (see link below) and the text in Greek; however there are many photos and             plant names in latin and so, we think it may be useful to several colleagues. Please see and download here:  

Introduction text in Greek

Introduction text in English

• Announcement of Pollen Atlas

I. Karpovich, E. Drebezgina, E. Elovikova, G. Legotkina, E. Zubova, R. Kuzyaev, R. Khismatullin

For further information please contact: zubova@tentorium.ru

• Pollen composition and standardisation of analytical methods

M. G. R. Campos, S. Bogdanov, L. Bicudo de Almeida-Muradian,T. Szczesna, Y. Mancebo, C. Frigerio, F. Ferreira

provided with permission of the International Bee Research Association

Propolis Publications

• Bioactive properties of honey with propolis

Osés SM, Pascual-Maté A, Fernández-Muiño MA, López-Díaz TM & Sancho MT

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2015.10.050

• Design of a food product composed of honey and propolis

Osés SM, Melgosa L, Pascual-Maté A, Fernández-Muiño MA & Sancho MT

http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00218839.2016.1183934

• Chemical characteristics of poplar type propolis of different geographic origin

M. P. Popova, V. S. Bankova, S. Bogdanov, I. Tzvetkova, C. Naydenski, G. L. Marcazzan, A.-G. Sabatini

• Necesidad control de calidad de la Miel sin Aguijón

P. Vit, E. Enriquez, M. O. Barth, A. H. Matsuda, L. Bicudo de Almeida-Marudian

• Pot Honey Flyer

P. Vit, S. R. M. Pedro, D. Roubrik

• Physicochemical Parameters of Amazonas Melipona Honey

L. Bicudo de Almeida-Muradian, A. H.Matsuda

• Comparative study of the physicochemical and palynological Characteristics of honey from Melipona subnitida

and Apis mellifera

L. Almeida-Muradian, K. M. Stramm, A. Horita, O. M. Barth, A. da Silva de Freitas, L. M. Estevinho

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• Composition of Stingless Bee Honey: Setting Quality Standards

B. Souza, D. Roubrik, O. Barth, T. Heard, E. Enriquez, C. Carvalho, J. Villas-Boas, L. Marchini, J. Locatelli,

L. Persano-Oddo, L. Almeida-Muradian, S. Bogdanov, P. Vit

• Iniciando una base de datos para proponer estándares de calidad de miels de abejas sin aguijón

P. Vit, L. Bicudo de Almeida-Muradian, H. Matsuda, E. E. Barth

• Pollen and physicochemical analysis of Apis and Tetragonisca (APIDAE) honey

O. M. Barth, A. da Silva de Freitas, G. L. Sousa, L. Bicudo de Almeida-Muradian  

• Efficiency of the FT-IR ATR spectrometry for the prediction  

L. Bicudo de Almeida-Muradian, K. M. Stamm, L. M. Estevinho

International Journal of Food Science and Technology 2013

Apis mellifera/Non Apis mellifera Publications

Residue Publications

• Interlaboratory testing on screening tests for tetracyclin on sulfathiazole residues on honey matrix

S. G. Agarwal, C. Guinet, W:.Reybroeck, c. Garcet/P. Beaune, L. Elflein, V. Gaudin, A. Radom, c. Serra, G. Beckh,             A. Tohill, A. Gallina, F. Popp, A. Beck Henzelin, C. Thomas, P. D. Piorno   

Authenticity Publications

• Summary Report of the IHC Authenticity Working Group Meeting Kiev 2013