Yemeni Honey

Welcome ! This website has been published as a database of our research on the highly regarded SIDR honey of Yemen.  SIDR honey is in tremendous demand, particularly for its curative and nutritive benefits. Some are willing to pay large sums of money, up to USD800 per kg of honey, when supply is low! the author of one of the few Arabic treatises on beekeeping, 'the whole of Yemen is a land of honey'. Beekeeping is dee p-rooted throughout Yemen's history with a very old and rich tradition. It is an activity which has come down through time like an inheritance. Connoisseurs are able to distinguish between a Yemeni honey and one imported from abroad, as well as recognizing its regional origin from its aroma, colour and taste.  The degree of the humidity and consequent viscosity are of great importance in the valuation of honey. Honey has become the Yemeni's heritage and one of the most precious gifts that are presented to Sheikhs, ministers or well-known social personal...

1.       Antibacterial and antifungal properties 2.      Provides minerals, vitamins, antioxidants 3.      Strengthens immunity 4.      Honey also has its effect on weight Loss which makes me mostly excited! Simply drink warm water with lemon and honey on an empty stomach. 5.      Did you know that though honey has more calories than sugar, honey when consumed with warm water helps in digesting the fat stored in your body? 6.      Promotes the growth of good bacteria in the intestine 7.      Boosts energy and reduces fatigue 8.      Restores eyesight. Mix 2 teaspoons of honey with carrot juice and consume regularly. 9.      Relieves a sore throat 10.   Prevents heart disease by improving blood flow 11.    Soothes burns, disinfects wounds. Garlic honey, which is jus...

An important factor affecting a honey's curative qualities is purity. Only crude, unprocessed honey has shown to be effective. On the global market, raw, organic honey is very rare. This is because modern agriculture has introduced chemicals into the previously untainted environment of the bee hive. Not only are chemical residues carried in on the pollens and nectars that bees gather, chemicals and antibiotics are used by beekeepers to control mites and other bee diseases in the hive. This practice is so widespread globally, making organic honey difficult to produce. In Yemen the method of beekeeping has always been a traditional one, from one generation to another. No machinery used in extracting the honey from uncultivated plants. All are done using their hands .... Traditional Beekeeping in Eastern Yemen A stop at Hajarayn, in Wadi Dawan, gave me the opportunity to meet a group of nomadic beekeepers working along the wadi, and to collect information about their activities and o...