Cuban Honey - A Delicious Souvenir to Bring Back
A member shared his secret with us
Donaldo Sol was the first to tell us about this famous honey, but several members confirmed that it was delicious. It would be a bit more expensive at the airport, though. I admit that without Donaldo, I probably wouldn't have thought of bringing honey back as a souvenir from Cuba!
Cuba, a sanctuary for bees
The reason is simple: Cuba simply gave up pesticides in the 1990s. In reality, the success of honey in Cuba is the result of chance. In those years, Cuba's ally, the USSR, was no longer able to export its pesticides to Fidel Castro's island, which was forced to do without them. The result? The bees are not threatened in Cuba, they are in great shape and the honey harvest is so abundant that organic honey is the 4th most exported product in Cuba!
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