Table 2 Honey sample information

From: Tracing the botanical origins of UK heather honey by relative quantification of plant DNA

Honey type

Region

n =

Heathera (H)

East Midlands (EM)

6

North East (NE)

6

Republic of Ireland (ROI)

2

Scotland (S)

155

South East (SE)

3

South West (SW)

27

Wales (W)

14

Yorkshire and The Humber (Y)

21

Total heather

 

234

Non-heather (NH)

East (E)

4

Northern Ireland (NI)

1

Republic of Ireland (ROI)

1

Scotland (S)

1

South East (SE)

2

South West (SW)

9

Wales (W)

2

West Midlands (WM)

4

Yorkshire and The Humber (Y)

8

Total non-heather

 

32

Total samples

 

266

  1. aHeather honey type indicates honeys with a suspected source of heather flowers nearby the apiaries.