IRBID: Jordan's key tourism industry may have been hammered by COVID-19, but the pandemic gave a boost to another sector, keeping its beekeepers busy as demand for honey has soared. The country's 4,000 apiarists have ramped up output of the sweet and sticky golden substance long praised for its anti-inflam
IRBID: Jordan's key tourism industry may have been hammered by COVID-19, but the pandemic gave a boost to another sector, keeping its beekeepers busy as demand for honey has soared.
"The COVID period in particular had a great, positive impact on us," said beekeeper Mutasim Hammad, 48, who retired 12 years ago from the public security directorate and turned his hobby into his main job. The kingdom of Jordan prides itself on its 19 different types of honey, including citrus, eucalyptus and maple varieties, depending on which plants the bees pollinate.
Rababaa said the slightly bitter maple honey variety, for example, boasts"very high phenolic compounds and antioxidants compared to other types, which indicates that it has a higher value".Rababaa also said that, since the COVID-19 pandemic,"demand for locally produced honey has clearly increased". They produce about 700 to 800 tonnes annually, or about 70 per cent of Jordan's annual domestic needs, he said.A fellow enthusiast, Mohammad Khatib, 49, also pointed to the pandemic and lockdown periods, saying it"helped me and gave me enough time to learn about bees and take good care of them".
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