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BEEKEEPERS
her typical 17th-century farmhouse, Maria Condo will show you round her
apiary and the workshops where she makes honey and by-products of bee-
keeping such as wax. The family business was formed in 1982 and now boasts over 220
hives, producing about 70 quintals of honey a year. A 100-seater hall serves for teaching
activities, such as food education courses in which school parties find out about the life
cycle of bees and are treated to practical demonstrations on how honey is extracted from
honeycombs using separators. Condo’s many honey varieties (100% natural and additive-
and preservative-free) include acacia, honeydew, chestnut, cherry, rape, lime, dandelion
and multifloral.
The shop is open to the public by telephone reservation. The farm’s products are also on
sale at the markets of San Mauro (Friday from 8am to 12 noon) and Settimo (Tuesday from
8am to 12 noon).
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