Nelson honey org honey dew 500gnelson honeys honeydew is the product of two insect types small scale insects inhabit the beech forests and produce honeydew a sticky sap like substance adhering to the insects and beech trees the honeydew is then gathered by bees the complex sugars oligosaccharides in honeydew may support our intestinal function honeydew has antibacterial activity similar to manuka honey and higher levels of antioxidants than floral honeys a tangy honey great as a spre