DANDELION HONEY: A NEW MONOFLORAL HONEY RECORD FOR TURKEY

Taracaxum species are an important food source for many insects because of their early flowering and rich supply of nectar and pollen. Taraxacum (dandelion) honey has been characterized and is wide-spread throughout Europe. Although, Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan and the West Himalayas have the highest species richness and character diversities of Taraxacum, there are still gaps of knowledge about dandelion honey. The aim of this study was to evaluate the composition of dandelion honey which will be a new characterization of a monofloral honey originating from Turkey.