Honey farm in Phu Quoc (Ho brush)

The bike trip in Phu Quoc — the original reason it all started was a honey farm I found while Googling. Since Vietnam is a paradise of fruits and flowers, it seems bees can work to their hearts' content here, so there are many kinds of honey and they're cheap. In Japan, partly because Western honeybees have been increasing, beekeeping with the native Japanese honeybees of old has apparently become quite difficult. That said, it seems people are also doing beekeeping using plants on the rooftops of buildings. Well, Vietnam has plenty of land... so it seems like a rewarding place for the bees to work too. And so, that's how I ended up getting on the bike in the first place. I headed quite a way north from the hotel, and since I dawdled here and there and stopped by various places, it was about an hour and a half later that... I spotted the farm sign.

It was quite far inland. Just when I thought New Year would be a holiday

A friendly farm's PR guide came to show us the way

There are beehive boxes placed here and there. Because they had illustrations drawn on them, I thought they were decorative objects, but inside the boxes there were tons of honeybees hard at work. On the farm, various kinds of plants are grown, including banana, durian, jackfruit, citrus trees, as well as coffee and pepper plants... and more.

There's a beehive nearby, and they seem to be active when the flowers bloom

An Indian pepper happened to be fruiting, so they let me take a bite

A refreshing, pure spiciness with a hint of tartness rather than just heat. Wow~ so delicious!

They worked so hard to give us a careful, thorough explanation, and we strolled all around the farm for over 30 minutes. It was such a meaningful time, where we could enjoy the flowers, the fruit, and the fragrances. They even opened up the beehive for us, so we got to observe the beeswax made by the honeybees while they were hard at work, too.

It seems you can enjoy honey-infused juice at the café. This day was a day off, but they let me sample all of their honey products. It's fascinating how each one has a different aroma and flavor. The bees really do a thorough job.

There's even soap made by blending beeswax with coconut, olive oil, and more. The honey has gotten a bit crushed, but the honeycomb shape is so cute! And in place of plastic wrap, there are also beeswax wraps that you can wash and reuse over and over again.

This is so handy!

Plastic wrap is convenient to use, but when it comes time to throw it away, something about it just unsettles me. I get the feeling that this... probably isn't good for the planet. That's why this sheet is a must-buy! Relocation Life Ranking