Nilgiri wild honey
smíšené horské lesní květy (Apis dorsata)
Honey of the giant rock bee Apis dorsata from the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve in the Western Ghats. It is a mixed forest honey whose colour ranges from light and clear to amber and dark.
- Origin
- Nilgiri Hills (Tamil Nadu, India)
- Colour
- 85 mm · light amber
- Plant
- smíšené horské lesní květy (Apis dorsata)
Colour varies by year and place; the value given is typical.
The cliff combs are harvested by Irula and Kurumba honey hunters; by tradition the hunter’s wife’s brother holds the ladder.
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