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There’s Money in Honey: Successful Beekeeping in the Philippines

There’s Money in Honey: Successful Beekeeping in the Philippines

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In 2021 during the height of the Coronavirus pandemic, Erwin was browsing through his Facebook when a post about honey caught his attention. His sister just bought one liter of honey sold online and she said it tasted bad. She bought it for P150. When Erwin asked the Facebook poster how much was 1 liter, he was shocked to hear the price - the seller said his one-liter honey costs P1,000 plus shipping.  “Is this a joke? My sister just bought 1 liter for P150 through Lazada and you are asking me to pay P1,000?”, he said. “Sir, your sister bought a fake honey. No one in his right mind who breeds honeybees would sell 1 liter even for P800 unless it is wholesale”, the seller responded. Couldn’t believe it, Erwin decided to join a couple of FB Groups discussing honey and he immediately ...