Description

Food community Horde lies about 2,000 meters above sea level, in highlands covered in natural forest. In 2010, 20 beekeepers from the village formed an association. Each producer has a number of kafò (traditional hives) and the first modern hives have been introduced only recently. Honey is harvested from September to November and from March to June, and comes from a variety of local plants: wanza (Cordia africana), coffee (Coffea arabica), tikur inchet (Prunus africana) and a local variety of Olinia rochetiana. In the past the honey was used for blessings and to show honor and respect, as well as for therapeutic purposes. The red honey has a liquid consistency, with a very sweet scent and flavor. It is sold in the nearby towns of Osanna and Gombora to tej producers or traders, and in a shop in Shalala set up by the association Modena per Gli Altri.