Home-grown Honey

Since 2010, the Forestry Ministry has prioritized forest honey as one of its five 'non-timber forest products'. "Forest honey is considered capable of promoting people's welfare without damaging forests," said Rio Bertoni, chairman of the Indonesian Forest Honey Network.

Forest honey is also believed to have a higher and more varied content of bioactive compounds than farmed honey because forest bees gather honey extracts from the natural environment. "But further research needs to be conducted on this matter," said Rio.

July 28, 2015