Moroccan Honey

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Honey is a natural, healthy, uncontaminated, easily digestible and very energetic product.

Honey in Morocco is a precious commodity.

They are of different floral origin (almond, milflores, forest, thyme, captus, etc).

Its production can be both traditional and modern:

- Modern:

Something curious in its modern production is its nomadic character, to take advantage of different blooms that the country offers.
Hives usually winter in low places and near the coast, from February, the hives return to the great Atlas, to take advantage of early flowering almond.

Hive movements are made by placing a sponge in the entrance to prevent the mass exodus of bees, the loading and unloading is done by hand.

Langstroth hives in Morocco

- Tradicional:

In the traditional way there are two types of rustic hives, the first installed in clay pots and the second in mud walls.

Thay are usually located in the gardens of rural homes or Kasbas.

The bees also build their nests in long cylinders made of reeds – these are then packed in clay or whatever else you can lay your hands on, and the ends blocked (then carefully removed for harvesting).

Musée du Miel à Gramont

Honey is a key component of Moroccan pastry. 

It is a natural preservative. 

The conservative effect of honey is due to its low concentration of water and is identical to that required for the prolonged preservation of sweets and fruit in syrup where the high sugar content decreases the water content.

Medicinal purposes

Honey is the remedy par excellence in Islam, considered a useful remedy in almostall human diseases, at least in the physical or bodily disease.

Its traditional use is as a remedy, both curative and preventive.

The consumption of honey is beneficial at any age with certain doubts about babiesunder 12 months at that age, with current knowledge, it is preferable to avoid it.

Where can you find honey in Morocco?

For now, honey, is the only product of the hive that is sold in Morocco.

In rural areas, we can find whole combs, full of honey and bee bread, from rustic hives.

The the traditional beekeeping sector, usually sells his honey at markets and traditional souks where the containers are so common and affordable, inexpensive,reusable water bottles.

The modern sector also sells honey in the markets, but does it in less extent. 

There are many beekeepers that pack and label their honey. They are sold in stores "undertile. " 

We can also find sellers of honey for many roads in the country, they usually sell it in bottles of 2 to 5 kilos.

It is remarkable that the traditional is still stronger

than the modern, as the honey obtained by traditional methods, it is always sold at a price higher than that obtainedin modern hives.