‘Summer honey’ is a generic name for multifloral honeys produced in Europe’s temperate plains and plateaus, with hundreds of melliferous species flowering from May-June to August.
Depending on the area in which the hives are located, it comes in many sub-types, but the common feature is a very pleasant, fragrant honey extracted from a wide variety of wild summer flora, to which crops (cultivated plants) can also contribute.
Here are some of the main species of this type of honey:
Linden (basswood) – Tilia spp.
Clover – Trifolium spp.
Sunflower – Helianthus annuus
Wand sage – Salvia virgata
Cornflower – Centaurea cyanus
Crownvetch – Coronilla varia
Sweet yellow clover – Melilotus officinalis
Yellow bedstraw – Galium verum
Dandelion – Taraxacum officinale
Red dead-nettle – Lamium purpureum / Lamium maculatum
Blackberry – Rubus fruticosus
Marjoram – Origanum majorana