Maryland Code, Agriculture § 10-1901

(1) Honey bees produce from the nectar of plants, secretions of living parts of plants, or excretions of plant-sucking insects on the living parts of plants;

(2) Honey bees collect, transform by combining with specific substances of their own, deposit, dehydrate, store, and leave in the honey comb to ripen and mature;

(3) Consists essentially of different sugars, predominantly fructose and glucose, and other substances, including organic acids, enzymes, and solid particles derived from honey collection;

(4) Has the color that may vary from nearly colorless to dark brown;

(5) Has the consistency that may be fluid, viscous, or partly to entirely crystallized; and

(6) Has the flavor and aroma that are derived from the plant of origin and may vary.