Valamar Blog

I am sure that you are putting honey into your tea or some other drink during these cold winter days. When it comes to honey, I recommend at least one spoon of honey, a spoon of health, a day. Istrian honey is certainly one of the best in Croatia since Istria is well-known for its natural beauty and clean environment. The beekeepers are those very persons who are taking care that the bees are visiting the pastures where nature is intact and unpolluted. To gather as much honey as possible, the beekeepers are relocating their hives at a distance of more than several hundred kilometres.

One of the best known Istrian types of honey is by all means the acacia honey which is supposedly good to fight off stress; then there is meadow honey which provides you with additional strength and chestnut honey which is good if you have digestion or other problems. When you’re choosing your favourite type of honey, it is the same like choosing a favourite coffee shop or the way you like your coffee; you chose once and don’t change your mind.

If you want to meet the excellent Istrian honey producers, I recommend going to the Festival of honey, wine and homemade bread which will take place on 6 February in Rakotule, a town located in the vicinity of Pore? (Karojba). You will have the opportunity of learning about the products of the Karojba wine growers and honey producers and tasting the genuine homemade bread.
If you miss out on the festival in Karojba, the next opportunity to try the sweet bee product will be in the town of Pazin on 26 and 27 February. You will learn all about the finished product, honey, as well as the beekeeping terminology and the beekeeping craft in Istria.

Come to Istria and sweeten your life with honey!