"Melostagma" Honey Products

In June 2007, ‘’Melostagma’’ company started operating in Skalochori village of Lesvos island, Greece.

‘’Melostagma’’ company belongs to John Kamperos' family, who has more than 25 years of experience in beekeeping, having knowledge about honey quality, it’s properties and also for a variety of other products produced by bees.

Their unit is vertically integrated for production and standardization of honey and other bee products like propolis, pollen, royal jelly etc. "Melostagma" facilities are in ISO:22000 certification phase which means that all the European certifications and hygiene rules are observed for ‘’Melostagma’’.

Honey Varieties:

• Honey From Flowers & Wildflowers

Honey from Flowers and Wildflowers comes from plants of the native vegetation of the volcanic mountains of Lesvos such as wicker, clover, hawthorn and daffodil. Honey from Wildflowers is rich in nutrients for the human body such as vitamins, minerals and trace elements. Its production is completed by the end of July.

• Honey with Thyme

Thyme honey is considered one of the top plants for beekeeping as it gives an extremely aromatic honey with great nutritional value. Thyme is a shrub of small height (up to 30 cm), with erect shoots, extremely durable that emits a very pleasant aroma. It is a perennial plant that withstands drought and grows in barren and stony soils. In Lesvos, due to the limited flowering of thyme, the honey produced is a combination of thyme and various flowers of the area, that why we call it honey with thyme.Thyme honey has tonic and antiseptic properties and is rich in minerals and is a fast source of energy.

• Spring Flower Honey

Spring Flower Honey is produced from spring plants such as wild clover, daisies, lavender, fennel as well as oranges and lemons. It is a honey with a taste of citrus aromas, while at the same time it has great sweetness. It contains a variety of antioxidants found in citrus fruits, while during its conversion into honey by bees; it has acquired a valuable number of vitamins, minerals and amino acids. Its flowering begins in early April and ends in late May.

• Erica Honey

Erica Honey also named as Heather honey is one of the most special honey varieties in Greece. Heather plants grow in sunny places and acidic calcareous soils. Honey produced from heather has a high content of pollen grains, iron as well as dozens of natural nutrients, vitamins, enzymes and amino acids. Flowering begins in late September and ends in late November. At that time, our bees are transferred to the "Burnt Forest" of Lesvos, where the flowering of the heather thrives in the area.

• Chestnut Honey

Chestnut honey is a special case of honey as it is a mixture of carefree and honeydew, rich in trace elements. This means that the bees collect both the nectar of the chestnut plant and the secretions of its parasite from the trunk and leaves of the tree in order to produce the chestnut honey. The flowering of Chestnut trees begins in early June and lasts until mid-July. At that time, our bees were transported to the mountain village of Agiasos in Kastanodasos, at an altitude of 800m.