Green honey came out of the hive! The secret will be revealed through research.

The green-colored honey found in one of the hives of a beekeeper in Serdivan district of Sakarya amazed onlookers. Beekeeper Ali Uyar, who stated that the green honey found in Ardanuç district of Artvin is sold for 20 thousand liras per kilo, said, "When phenolics are examined, it may have very valuable contents, it has antibacterial properties, we can say it is healing, but whether it is valuable enough to be worth 20-30 thousand liras is debatable."

THE REASON FOR THE GREEN COLOR WILL BE REVEALED THROUGH RESEARCH

Ali Uyar, who is engaged in beekeeping with approximately 200 hives in Aşağıdereköy Mahallesi, was surprised when he saw the green honey while doing maintenance on his hives. Unlike the yellow and brown tones known for honey, the green-colored honey was sampled and sent to the university for examination. Studies have been initiated on the effects of green honey on human health and the reason for its green color.

"I DON'T THINK IT'S AN ADDITIVE"

Ali Uyar, who stated that he sent the green-colored honey for examination, said, "I have been here for 10 years. This region is a region where we produce linden honey and acacia honey. Actually, we produce bee bread here as our main activity. In addition to bee bread, we also produce linden honey and acacia honey. I saw a green liquid in one of our hives about two weeks ago. After that, I didn't see any evidence in other observations, it didn't bring this product from other hives. I took this product and sent it to the university for analysis. We are waiting for the results. We think it is a fructose that occurs when the temperature of the air is high and dew falls at night, we don't think it is any feed or additive because it would bring it from other hives. Because there is no such thing, our current opinion is that it is a type of honey."

"THE HIVE IS FULL OF THIS HONEY"

Uyar, who evaluated the possibilities of the green-colored honey, said, "After seeing it, I did research in the hive. I saw that this type of honey was produced in Ardanuç district of Artvin. But its color is a little more opaque, ours is very bright. Actually, there is a feed additive in bees, like blue food coloring, they color it green in winter when they are fed so that there is no additive in the honey, but this one doesn't look like it. Even if it did, other hives would bring it too. I checked the other hives now. There are about 200 hives here. In the controls I made in the other hives, there is no such liquid. There is no product in this color either. This bee continues to bring it. I have been observing it for 2-3 weeks. If something is spilled somewhere, if it is a sugary substance, it should be finished. It brings it for a certain period of time. The hive is full of this honey. We sent it to the university to satisfy our curiosity. Let's see what the result will be."

"IT IS DEBATABLE WHETHER IT IS VALUABLE ENOUGH TO BE WORTH 20-30 THOUSAND LIRAS"

Uyar, who stated that the price can be determined according to the authenticity of the honey, said, "It is a honey that has been produced in New Zealand at very high temperatures. It is a pigment that the trees vomit along with moisture at high temperatures. Let's see, we will also see 20 thousand liras, 30 thousand liras, of course, I'm not saying anything related to value, but let's satisfy our curiosity. If it has a good content, pollen analysis will be done, and it will be determined from which source it is taken. Then we will have its phenolics checked, if its value is very high, we will determine a price accordingly. We will look at 20-30-50 now. These kinds of things are actually related to advertising and marketing. The more variety of flowers, the richer the content actually is. Is this green honey valuable? Yes, when phenolics are examined, it may have very valuable contents, it has antibacterial properties, we can say it is healing, but whether it is valuable enough to be worth 20-30 thousand liras is debatable."

"WE ARE TRYING TO SOLVE THIS MYSTERY"

Uyar, who stated that the green honey is no different from other honeys, said, "I sent it to the university because it caught my attention whether there is such a thing in nature or not. I don't have a desire to take it like this, present it, and sell it for 20-30 thousand liras per kilo. But as I said, if it has a valuable content, I will try to sell it at its value. How do we feel when we eat normal honey? Do we really feel like we are eating something healing or do we feel the scent of nature, do we smell the chestnut or linden, or do we feel a sharpness, does it burn our throat or does its aroma remind us of our childhood? When you eat this green honey, you go back to your childhood, it has a taste like candy, but then it burns your throat a little. There is a complete mystery. We are trying to solve this mystery. The university will conduct research on this. Let's see what we will encounter."

"IT HAS ALSO BEEN ENCOUNTERED IN NEW ZEALAND AND INDONESIA"

Uyar, who stated that there is a pigment in German Chamomile that gives the green color to honey, said, "In these scientific studies, it has been encountered especially in New Zealand and Indonesia, and when I saw this news in Artvin, I researched it. There is a color pigment in German Chamomile that grows in nature. It can give it, yes, it happens a little in normal cultivated fields here, but we don't know if it can bring enough bees to produce this much."