Tour type: Beekeeping Tour | Region: Adjara
Jara Honey – Adjara’s Sweetest Seduction
Dates: May – October 2023 | Duration: 1 days | Group size: 4 – 6
Intro
Adjara is an excellent place for tasty and organic honey: a mild climate, over 1900 wild growing flowering plants and resistant colonies of the famous Caucasian Gray Bee with long proboscis. In the region are produced more than 10 types of honey varying in color, smell and flavor. Adjara is also one of the few areas in the world that has preserved the tradition of wild beekeeping. The result of the harmonic cohabitation of man and nature is 100% poor and organic honey, an important ingredient in traditional cuisine and folk medicine.
Highlights
- Discovering the traditional “Jara” beekeeping
- Observing beekeepers at work
- Learning from the bees, their life in and out the hive
- Tasting honey and enjoying the local bee-cuisine
Tour Guide
N. N., local beekeeper
Language
The tour is offered in Russian on Sundays, and in English on Thusdays. For German-speaking tours or private tours please contact us.
Equipment
Comfortable shoes, outdoor clothing, sun protection
We provide all necessary beekeeping equipment including a full protective suit and veil
Meeting point
Batumi, Memed Abashidze Ave 31, near Europe Square
Departure time:
9 am
Tour Map
Itinerary
Batumi – Kviakhidzeebi - Batumi
Departure to the high mountains of Adjara. After 1.5 hours we reach ancient village Kviakhidzeebi. We visit a farm that practises the jara beekeeping method.
Jara is a hollowed wooden log used since ancient times for domesticating bees. Swarms of wild bees are collected in the wild forests and settled in jaras. To protect honey from brown bears the wooden logs are placed on the top of trees and cliffs.
The farm produces pumpkins, beans, cucumbers, corn, nuts and fruits. In the beekeeping garden we take a closer look at the jara beekeeping, the characteristics of the Caucasian honeybee, the honey plants in the mountainous Adjara and the different bee products, like honey, pollen, propolis, royal jelly and wax.
We dress up a beekeeper suite and explore the inside of jaras and modern beehives.
Finally, we learn to taste honey with all our senses.
At noon, we take a picnic with a beautiful mountain view. Delicious homegrown vegetables and homemade cheese and bread are served.
In the afternoon, visit to a wood workshop, where the bee farmer demonstrates how to make jaras from different tree species.
Then he accompanies us in the deep forest and shows us hidden jaras in treetops and at the top of 60 m high cliffs.
In the evening, we have a dinner from Adjarian Grandma’s kitchen. The menu includes: Malakhto, young kidney beans in a spiced walnut sauce; Tolma, a spiced mix of rice tomatoes and minced beef, rolled in pkhali leaves; Tapliani Sinori, an unleavened lavash flatbread with melted honey, hazel and dry fruits; Taplakveri, honey bread with wheat flour, honey, vanilla and yogurt dessert; Hasuta, in butter roasted corn flour mixed with honey; homemade white wine Tsolokauri; honey schnapps;
Around 9 pm we'll be back to Batumi.
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What's Included
- Transport in comfortable vehicles (car or minibus)
- Meals: picnic and dinner
- Honey tasting
- Accompaniment by an English, Russian or German speaking guide
What's not Included
- Alcoholic drinks
- Travel insurance
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