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Re: Honey price
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Peter Edwards <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 26 Nov 2008 18:07:43 -0000
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Chris asked:

> Does the Indian honey come from Apis mellifera or Apis cerana (or one or
> more of the other Indian species of honeybee).

Depends which part of India - mainly mellifera in North and cerana in the 
South.  Honey from stingless bees (Trigona) is very highly valued (6 times 
the price - it is 'Ayurvedic')), but there is so little that I doubt much 
could be exported.

The EU ignores its own rather illogical definition - honey from cerana has 
been imported for a long time.

Best wishes

Peter Edwards
beekeepers at stratford-upon-avon.freeserve.co.uk
www.stratford-upon-avon.freeserve.co.uk/

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