Description

Food community Getche honey is collected at altitudes between 2,000 and 2,500 meters, in an area populated by the Gurage, an ethnic-linguistic group who are mostly traders and beekeepers. Until recently only traditional collection methods were used, with hives made from logs, bark and clay, hung from trees to attract the bees. The first modern hives were introduced in 2008. The honey harvested in October is pale and produced from a number of different flowers. In the spring it is redder and comes from other flowers, from eucalyptus, nug (yellow daisy-like flowers), avocado and other forest trees. The honey is stored in terracotta containers and sold in local shops and markets. The association is made up of 10 beekeepers who work with 200 traditional beehives and around a dozen modern beehives.