Honey (蜂蜜)

Claim & Evidence

Claim: 蜂蜜 (fēngmì) is a Chinese botanical incense ingredient — Apis mellifera (honey bee) — bee product, not botanical — with an aroma profile of sweet, floral, warm, caramel.

Evidence sources:

Source Type Evidence level Accessed
Apis mellifera (Western honey bee) on GBIF taxonomy Tier 2 — Academic / Museum / Institutional 2026-09-20
香乘 on Wikisource traditional Tier 3 — Historical primary source 2026-09-20

Attributes

Field Value
Chinese 蜂蜜
Pinyin fēngmì
Scientific name Apis mellifera (honey bee) — bee product, not botanical
Type ingredient
Aroma sweet, floral, warm, caramel
Category Animal-derived

Relationships

Type Related entity
category Animal-derived
aroma Sweet
aroma Floral
related Musk
related Ambergris

Main Site

Read the full article: Honey on IncenseHerbs


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