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| The products of Lipa Beekeepers Marketing Cooperative |
The internet can give us an ample
amount of information about honey and bees, but this information is nothing
compared to the understanding and experience that the Lipa Beekeepers Marketing
Cooperative can offer.
In their guided bee farm tour, I
was able to learn the four kinds of honeys that are produced here in the
Philippines. These honeys are
differentiated based on the kinds of bees that produce them. We also got a taste of these four kinds of
honeys and some other honey by products.
The bee farm tour is only 200 pesos per person, and this
includes the following:
1.
A guided
tour with lecture on the bee farm. Yes, you will get to see and experience the
different kinds of bees here. Before this tour, I thought bees equates to
“laywan”, in reality “laywan” is just one of the species. And they are differentiated based on their
sizes, color, origin and aggressiveness.
2.
Honey
Tasting. The four kinds of bee produces different kinds of honey and you
can get to taste them one by one. After this, you may be more aware of the
labels you read on the honey that you buy from the supermarket. What makes a
color of a honey dark? What makes it more viscous? Though this too may be
searched and googled, the honey’s taste and texture is not.
3.
Honey
Cider Recipes. You will also be
thought on some handy salad recipes on how to use honey cider, a honey by
product.
4.
Questions. Yes, you can ask anything as the tour guide,
Ms. Cecil is the cooperative’s Queen Bee!
Though not included in the tour, you might also want to try
the restaurant that is just within the bee farm – The Bee Hive. I love their burger and penne pasta!
The next time you buy your bottle of honey, consider buying
from this local cooperative. Let’s help
our fellow Filipinos which in return will make our economy more self
sustaining.
For tour bookings and orders you may contact Ms. Cecil at
0917-767-5811. You can also find them in
Facebook, Lipa Beekeepers Marketing Cooperative
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| The Bee Farm |
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| Just one of the bee hives |
