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The honey bee forage resources in the Neretva Valley enable production of unifloral Satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu Marc.) honey. Given the insufficient knowledge about this type of honey, the aim of this study was to establish its botanical origin (pollen spectrum), as well as physico-chemical and sensory properties. In total nine samples of Satsuma mandarin unifloral honey collected from Neretva Valley in the period from 2014 to 2015 were analysed. Floristic observations have recorded 78 plant species and the results of qualitative melissopalynological analysis revealed pollen originating from 50 plant species in analysed honey samples. The number of determined types of pollen in individual honey samples varied from 8 to 19 with an average of 13 pollen types. Proportion of Satsuma mandarin pollen ranged from 3 to 35% with average of 10.88%. The average water content in honey samples range from 17.1% to 17.3%, electrical conductivity from 0.22 mS/cm to 0.27 mS/cm, pH value from 3.82 to 4.02 and diastase activity from 7.78 to 9.36. The main sensory attributes of Satsuma mandarin were determined by sensory analysis: colour ranging from light to dark yellow, orange blossom odour with medium intensity, weak to medium taste persistence characterised by medium sweetness and poorly expressed acidity, and floral and fruity aroma. Due to almost monocultural orchards of Satsuma mandarin in the Neretva Valley, the possibility of producing this rare type of honey in this region should certainly be utilized., Na osnovu pašnih resursa u dolini Neretve značajnu proizvodnju uniflornog meda od unšijske mandarine (Citrus unshiu Marc.) omogućavaju površine pod navedenim agrumom. Međutim, zbog nedovoljnih saznanja o ovoj vrsti meda cilj je ovog istraživanja bio utvrditi njegovo botaničko podrijetlo te fizikalno-kemijska i senzorska svojstva. S navedenog je područja analizirano ukupno 9 uzoraka meda od unšijske mandarine prikupljenih u razdoblju od 2014. do 2015. godine. Florističkim je opažanjima zabilježeno 78 biljnih vrsta, a kvalitativnom je melisopalinološkom analizom u uzorcima meda utvrđena pelud 50 biljnih vrsta. Broj se utvrđene peludi po uzorku meda kretao od 8 do 19, a prosjek je bio 13. Udio peludnih zrnaca unšijske mandarine u istraživanim se uzorcima kretao od 3 do 35% s prosjekom od 10.88 %. Prosječni se udio vode u uzorcima meda kretao od 17.1 do 17.3%, električne provodnosti od 0.22 mS/cm do 0.27 mS/cm, pH vrijednosti od 3.82 do 4.02, dok se aktivnost dijastaze kretala od 7.78 do 9.36. Senzorskom je analizom utvrđeno da boja meda varira od svijetlo do tamno žute, miris meda je po parfemu narančina cvijeta i srednjeg je intenziteta, okus je slabo do srednje postojan sa srednje izraženom slatkoćom i slabo izraženom kiselošću, dok je aroma srednje postojana, cvjetna, odnosno voćna. Na osnovu gotovo monokulturnih nasada unšijske mandarine u dolini Neretve trebalo bi iskoristiti mogućnost proizvodnje ove raritetne vrste meda.

Gacka region and northern slopes of Velebit are typical mountain meadow honey areas. Bees pasture is relatively stable, almost evenly distributed throughout the season. The aim of the research is to determine the characteristics of honey in the Gacka region based on mellisopalinological and physicochemical analyses. In order to collect honey samples from Gacka region, honey competition was organized in 2008, 2009 and 2010. A total of 69 samples of honey were collected. Water content in the studied honey samples ranged from 14.60 to 18.20% with a mean value of 16.32%. Floral honey samples from 2009 and 2010 had a higher pH values (4.97, 4.83) compared to the samples from 2008 when the value was 4.68. In the investigated samples of floral and meadow honey the share of reducing sugars ranged from 55.31% in 2008 year to 77.02% in 2010. Honey types were separated on the basis of physicochemical parameters using Canonical discriminant analysis.