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Mondulkiri Wild Honey
Mondulkiri wild honey ( km, ទឹកឃ្មុំព្រៃមណ្ឌលគិរី) is honey harvested by the Bunong honey hunters from giant honey bee nests in the rainforests of Koh Nhek District, Pichreda District, Orang District, Keo Seima District, and Senmonorom in Mondulkiri province. It is an important commercial non-timber forest product for some of the Bunong people. 11 communities in the Mondulkiri province have been recognized as a "geographical honey forestry", nine of which fall under the protected wildlife sanctuary in Sre Pok and Phnom Prich, collecting a total of 150 to 200 tonnes of Mondulkiri wild honey a year. History Prior to 2004 when honey gathering in Mondulkiri reached a commercial scale, it was almost exclusively collected for personal use (either household consumption or traditional medicine). Initially, the poor hygiene and high moisture contributed to the inconsistent quality of the Mondulkiri wild honey and the honey hunters were ofte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honey
Honey is a sweet and viscous substance made by several bees, the best-known of which are honey bees. Honey is made and stored to nourish bee colonies. Bees produce honey by gathering and then refining the sugary secretions of plants (primarily floral nectar) or the secretions of other insects, like the honeydew of aphids. This refinement takes place both within individual bees, through regurgitation and enzymatic activity, as well as during storage in the hive, through water evaporation that concentrates the honey's sugars until it is thick and viscous. Honey bees stockpile honey in the hive. Within the hive is a structure made from wax called honeycomb. The honeycomb is made up of hundreds or thousands of hexagonal cells, into which the bees regurgitate honey for storage. Other honey-producing species of bee store the substance in different structures, such as the pots made of wax and resin used by the stingless bee. Honey for human consumption is collected from wild ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
