Ogiek honey from the Mau Forest
Dombeya goetzenii
Forest honey of the Ogiek people, who keep small black African bees in the Mau Forest. The August harvest, from the flowers of Dombeya goetzenii, is whitish grey.
Colour varies by year and place; the value given is typical.
The colour changes through the year: whitish grey in August, yellowish in December and reddish to almost black from February to April.
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