Bees are abuzz in Batangas! ManilaBulletin
In 2016, the Honey House Bee Farm was established by Mark Anthony Moncayo and his father after being inspired by a relative. “We were influenced by my cousin because our area is like the ‘Honey Capital of Batangas,’ Barangay Bulacnin,” Moncayo said in Tagalog. “So someone introduced honeybees to us and we tried it. As time went on and as we cared for [the bees]— which was only supposed to be a hobby of my father— we had a lot of harvests and thought to sell the honey.
Their bee farm is a 400 sqm farm in their backyard. Although relatively small in size, many still visit the farm for a tour. Their farm is close to locations that attract tourists from different provinces, as well as visitors passing by on their way to other tourist areas such as beaches, resorts, and orchards in Batangas. The Moncayos found an opportunity to market themselves as another destination to visit, and it worked out for them.
The Honey House Bee Farm sells honey, honey cider vinegar, honeycombs, and beeswax to clients all over the country. They also sell bee colonies to interested buyers. The colonies are easily replaced as they source bees from hunters who find bees in the wild or in other people’s houses.Moncayo said that their daily routine is simply cleaning the hives. They check the beehives every one to two days to monitor the state of the bees. “If they are weak, we make a way to strengthen them so the harvest will be better,” he said.
2020 was also the year that the Covid-19 virus struck the world and forced everyone into isolation. However, instead of it being a challenge, it became a blessing for their honey business. “During the pandemic, people were becoming conscious of strengthening their immune system and honey boomed,” Moncayo said. “It came to a point where it ran out.”Despite the ups and downs, Moncayo is proud to have been a beekeeper for the past seven years.
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