Considered a gourmet honey and catalogued as a divine elixir for its medicinal and nutritional properties, melipona is a mystical substance that has been used since pre-Hispanic times and is today one of the most exported honeys internationally.
Melipona honey is more amber in colour, has an acidic flavour and is lighter in thickness than Tsitsilché honey.
The harvest of the melipona honey is completed in June, when the rainy season begins. Occasionally, and if the weather permits, it is harvested in September and October, but generally once a year, when the weather conditions are suitable, it is harvested by hand directly from the apiaries or soap makers. Each soap produces between 1 and 2 liters of honey, which due to its degree of complexity and quantity of production makes it a very valuable substance.
