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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15414/2020.9788055222752
Николай Лесовой, Дина Лисогурская, Леонора Адамчук ‒
Продуценты пади и характеристика падевого мёда

DEW PRODUCERS AND CHARACTERISTICS OF
HONEYDEW

Mykola Lisovyy, Dina Lisohurska, Leonora Adamchuk

Dew – sugar-containing secretions of sucking herbivorous insects. The most significant
representatives of these insects for beekeeping belong to the order of arthropods
(Rhynchota). In central Europe, these are aphids of the genus Lachnus and robber flies of
the genus Lecania. The most important coniferous plants for honeydew growers are
Picea abies, Abies alba, various species of Pinus sp. and Larix sp.; deciduous trees include
Quercus sp., Tilia sp. and Acer sp. Freshly isolated dew is transparent like water, contains
5–18 % dry matter, has a specific gravity of 1.0 to 1.3, pH 5.1–7.9 and a total nitrogen
content of 0.2–1.8 % dry matter. Under the influence of air, the droplets change color, the
concentration of dry matter, depending on the air humidity, can rise to 30–50 % and
higher. The content of carbohydrates in honeydew is 90–95 % of dry mass. The
monograph describes the species of insects that are producers of dew, the composition of
honeydew honey from different countries of the world is given. The methodology for
studying the presence of dew in honey is described. The research results of samples of
Ukrainian honeydew honey and their pollen spectrum are presented.

Key words: dew, honeydew, dew honey, honeydew producers, composition of dew
honey, properties of honeydew

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