From nest to jar
How the honey travels, from the forest to your table. The process is similar for every species, each with its own details.
1. Trapping the bees
We set up trap nests and work only with colonies that colonize them on their own, never extracting them from natural nests. We protect the traps from the tayra (Eira barbara) with a PVC tube.
2. Moving to the box
Once the colony is established, we carefully move it to a management box (or a hive, for Apis). Collection is done at night, when all the bees are inside, so none are lost.
3. Harvesting the honey
We harvest on a small scale, always leaving enough honey for the colony.
4. The journey
From the reserve, the honey travels to Medellín — by mule, boat, and car, depending on the place.
Apis: rescues only. At El Silencio, all our Apis colonies come from rescues of wild colonies: we introduce no new exotic bees to the area.