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Jun 4, 2023Liked by meryenda

Thanks Jessica for writing about Bataan honey. This will help a lot in our aim to raise awareness about Bataan wild honey and Philippine honey in general 🐝❤️

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Jun 2, 2023Liked by meryenda

Loved this one! It's nice to know more about local honey. Hopefully we can get honey that are specific with the type of flowers it came from. I saw a honey store in Kyoto that sells different honeys from chestnut, buckwheat and other stuff.

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Thank you for shining the light on the Bataan wild honey hunters. I think I would have run also!

Shared this with my friend Kyle who doesn’t have Substack but wanted to comment:

“On the topic, of Pukyutan's being a Philippine Endemic. It's scientific name should actually omit the 'dorsata' which suggests it's a subspecies, it is no longer considered as such but as a distinct species, in morphological features and genetics-wise. Apis breviligula.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/230027767_A_molecular_phylogeny_of_the_genus_Apis_suggests_that_the_Giant_Honey_Bee_of_the_Philippines_A-breviligula_Maa_and_the_Plains_Honey_Bee_of_southern_India_A-indica_Fabricius_are_valid_species

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Wow, thank you for sharing this. It's great to know, I'll go ahead and update and make a note regarding this species. Love to learn from others!

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