Large quantities of honey believed to be an experience in many years is being harvested in the Mamprusi West District this year. Speaking in an interview with the Ghana News Agency in Walewale and Wungu, some farmers attributed the bumper harvest of honey to the heavy rains of last August and September which resulted in many pools of water that the bees needed to make honey. Others said it was nature’s way of providing for the people who lost their food and property during the floods. Mr. Ayamdo Apaya, a farmer who also keeps bees and uses solar energy to process honey said those who harvest honey from the wild were getting three or four times as much honey as they usually harvested in the past years. “One farmer can harvest between 25 and 30 gallons of honey this year unlike previous years when one person could not make more than 10 gallons and this is only the beginning, we have another harvest season that begins in March and that too might come in large quantities”, he said. Mr. Apaya expressed concern that there might not be good market to consume the honey, explaining that many people did not know the nutritional value of honey and still preferred sugar. He however, said that pure honey could be stored for more than three years and still be in good condition for eating, adding that some people believed that the longer honey stayed the more potent it became, especially for medicinal purposes. He said a gallon of honey in Walewale and Bolgataga cost 16 Ghana Cedis, while a bottle of 700ml sold at 2.5 Ghana Cedis. Source: GNA