A Perfect Climate is Key to Yemen’s Sough-After Honey
A boy collects honey at a bee farm on the outskirts of Sanaa, November 22, 2012. REUTERS/Mohamed al-Sayaghi (YEMEN – Tags: AGRICULTURE SOCIETY) – RTR3AQJQ
Wadi D’uan, a valley in Yemen, is where the world’s most sought-after honey can be found.
Its hot and dry climate, along with short flowering season of local plants help produce the rich, aromatic honey.
Author Eric Hansen travelled to Wadi Du’an in mid-1990s and wrote about this remote place and its unique, golden liquid.
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