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The parameters like pH, electrical conductivity, moisture content and Fiehe's test have been analysed in all the honey samples. The pH of stingless bee honey ranged from 3.7±0.00 to 5.92±0.02 whereas the pH of honey bee honey samples ranged from 3.00±0.02 to 4.67±0.02. The electrical conductivity (mS/cm) of stingless bee honey was 0.94±0.01 to 2.51±0.06 and honey from Apis sp. ranged between 0.16±0.00 to 1.08±0.00. The moisture content (%) of stingless bee honey was 15.0±0.06 to 30.0±0.06 whereas the Apis honey had moisture content from 18.10±0.15 to 40.30±0.20. The Fiehe's test conducted revealed that four samples of stingless bee honey including a sample from Nagaland showed positiveness to hydroxymethyl furfural content (HMF) and the remaining honey showed negative result to HMF content. Generally, the honey quality parameters depend on the floral resources. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]