linden honey

Linden honey is known as linden or basswood honey in North China. It is obtained from the blossoms of linden or basswood tress belonging to several species of Tilia. The most common linden trees are Tilia Americana and the white basswood. White basswood is known as the Bee tree because of the generous amounts of nectar produced by its drooping clusters of flowers. In East European countries, Russia and China, white basswood is known as small-leaved lime. The ambrosial aroma of the yellow-white flowers draws bees from miles around, at the height of blossoming. Linden trees and honey are most common east of the Mississippi river and in the Appalachians, and especially in the more temperate northern regions. The white basswood flower clusters produce large amounts of nectar. Hence, it is called the bee tree. The nectar can be seen glistening on the flowers during strong nectar flows and the flow is the strongest in warm humid weather.