Why should you buy honey from Myanmar?

• Myanmar is home to a high variety of exotic crops, which are the origin of many different types of honey all year round.

• Honey is produced in a traditional way on a small scale, offering a stable source of income for beekeepers in rural areas.

• Myanmar is also mostly free of common diseases that affect bees, so no treatment with antibiotics or other medicines is needed.

• Secluded small-scale production also has advantages. Common bee diseases, such as varroa mites, have not occurred in Myanmar. Therefore, there is no medical treatment of the bees, except for the occasional use of formic and oxalic acids as organic treatments.

• In the Eastern Asia and South East Asia region, Myanmar honey has a good reputation for its good quality and no pesticide or chemical content unlike honey from China, Vietnam, and Thailand which have high sugar content and chemical substance.

• Myanmar honey is able to compete with Ukraine and Australia Honey in the future as premium honey. Furthermore, Myanmar honey is slightly more price-competitive than those of origin.

• Myanmar honey is 100% pure, natural, traceable, fair-traded with antibiotics and pesticide-free practices.

• Myanmar honey has been introduced Good Beekeeping practices since 2016.

• Tag International Development has opened its beekeeping centre in Pindiya with Israeli expertise and trains the local beekeepers.

• The EU Government has sent hundreds of honey samples to a Germany Laboratory since 2018 and it has approved that Myanmar honey has met the international standard and good quality.

• Myanmar is home to a high variety of exotic crops, which are the origin of many different types of honey all year round.

Source: Myanmar Product Profile: Honey, Myanmar – EU Trade Helpdesk