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Asterousia Mountains and Mount Dikti in Crete, with their unique biodiversity that has been untouched by human activity, establish the conditions for the production of a high nutritional value treasure, the "MINOAN BEE" honey.

Our interest in honey production began along with our desire to make this nutritional miracle, which has been generously offered by our country for so long, widely known and readily available to everyone. The combination of sea and mountain makes our product unique in both quality and taste.

The Great Taste team: "Golden amber coloured honey with a viscous nature and a wonderfully silky mouthfeel. Notes of herbaceous thyme initially lead onto amber resin - all of this within a well balanced level of sweetness and acidity. Slightly drying on the finish. A pleasant honey with lovely tones of pine and thyme. Deep, golden colour. Subtle mineral notes on the nose. You get the woody pine notes, it's deeply mineral in flavour, balancing the sweetness. A complex honey.This is a beautiful, rich, smooth honey, melting silkily on the palate, and delivering complex notes of both thyme (also present on the nose) and pine. The finish is quite short and rather sweet - if the herbal and aromatic flavours continued on the finish, this would have achieved a higher award."

Our privilege is the gifted nature of our homeland.

GOD’s nectar

The extract of the nature

Being amongst the world's oldest inhabitants, bees never stop working to provide the “fuel” to perpetuate human lives forever on this earth, by playing a huge role in plant reproduction. Nature has endowed them with the ability to collect nectar from the flowers and turn it into honey. So, we decided to collect this 100% natural product with the purest methods and deliver it around the world.

In our bee-populated areas there are lots of indigenous herbs flourishing, such as virgin thyme and pine; that’s why our honey features stand out. The specific climatic conditions create the perfect conditions for the wild mountain flora to deliver premium quality honey with a distinctive aroma and flavor.

honey varietyThyme

honey varietyof thyme and pine

Cretan thyme honey Minoan Bee™ wth red ginseng

Discover the new Minoan Bee™ dietary supplement, which combines pure Cretan thyme honey with the Korean herb red ginseng, offering a range of unique health benefits and beneficial properties for the body. Choose it for a natural and effective health boost.

If there is magic on this planet, then it surely lies in the perfection of nature

Historical reference – Production area

Since antiquity, thyme honey has been widely known for its beneficial properties. For four thousand years, since the time of the first European Minoan civilization, honey from the same Cretan herbs and plants has been collected in the southernmost part of Europe. This mixture of culture and nature exists up to this very day.

The two sites we have selected for our bees (Agios Nikitas-Maridaki and Selakanos forest) are included in the “Natura 2000” protected areas network due to their special environmental importance, which is the result of their geographical isolation and the limited presence of humans. Landscapes of exceptional beauty that enhance the high ecological value of the area.

Honey & Health

Rich amber in color, with a pleasant aroma, Cretan honey has much more to give besides delighting our senses, such as wellness, longevity, and protection against diseases and bacterial infections.

Thyme honey is rich in carbohydrates. It has a high content of pollen tiny grains (over 25%), making it particularly rich in minerals and trace elements. Its high nutritional value boosts our health and protects us from diseases

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2. Collection and storage of personal data, as well as nature and purpose of its utilization

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The legal basis for data processing is Article 6 (1) (c) of GDPR. Our legitimate interest derives from the data collection purposes mentioned above. Under no circumstances shall we use the data we have collected to draw conclusions about you.

In addition, we use cookies and analysis services when you visit our site. For more details, see sections 4 and 5 of the privacy policy.

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In accordance with Art. 15 GDPR, to request information about your personal data processed by us. In particular, you can request information on the processing purposes, the category of personal data, the categories of recipients to whom your data has been disclosed, the planned retention period, the rights to rectification, deletion, limitation of processing, or opposition to processing.
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Pursuant to Art. 7 (3) GDPR, to revoke your once granted consent for your data processing at any time. As a result, we will not be allowed to continue the data processing based on this consent in the future.
According to Art. 77 GDPR, to complain to a supervisory authority. You can contact the national supervisory authority.

8. Right to object

In accordance with Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR, if your personal data is processed based on legitimate interests, you have the right to file an objection against the processing of your personal data in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR, provided that there are reasons for this arising from your particular situation or the objection is against marketing. In the latter case, you have a general right of objection, which is implemented by us without specifying any particular situation.

If you would like to exercise your right of revocation or objection, please send an e-mail to info@minoanbee.gr.

9. Data security

We use the popular SSL (Secure Socket Layer) method within the site visit, in conjunction with the highest level of encryption supported by your browser. In general, this is a 256-bit encryption. If your browser does not support 256-bit encryption, we will use 128-bit v3 technology instead. Whether a single page of our website is encrypted is shown by the closed representation of the key or lock icon in the lower status bar of your browser.

We also take appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your data against accidental or intentional manipulation, partial or total loss, destruction or against unauthorized access by third parties. Our security measures are continuously improving in line with the technological developments.

10. Updating and changing this privacy policy

Τhis privacy policy is currently valid as of May 25, 2018.

As a result of ongoing development of our website and other information services or due to modified legal or official requirements, it may be necessary to change this privacy policy. The current privacy policy can be viewed and printed by you at any time.