Madhu Duniya 2011

Proceeding of the workshop

21st 25th of September
Pulau-Peucang, Ujung Kulon National Park,
Indonesia

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Day One - 21st of September

DEPARTED FROM TAMAN JAYA TO PUECANG ISLAND

Long Journey from

Bogor to Peucang
island.
8 hours by bus from Bogor to
Ujung Jaya, continued by boat
1.5 hours
but its worthed

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INTRODUction

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setting up displays

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Introduction
Valentinus Heri, JMHI Coordinator,
Pontianak, Indonesia

Short History of Madhu Duniya

Maria
Cristina
Guerrero,
Executive
Director,
Non-timber Forest Products Exchange Programme
for South and Southeast Asia
The idea of this Madhu Duniya emerged as an
alternative to the international, apis-melliferacentric conference called Api Mondia Some of the
participants today first met there and found it was not
so appropriate and welcoming for those working on
forest bees.
Madhu Duniya, as we have created it, provides
an opportunity for knowledge gain from honey
harvesters (who have so much knowledge). It is also
an opportunity to learn about what is happening with
honey and bees globally and regionally.
Highlights since the last Madhu Duniya in 2007,
India, hosted by Keystone, including, growth of
organisations, and new members.
NTFP-EP will always support forest honey for
cultural, spiritual, and, ecological values.
Before this meeting, on the previous day, there was a symposium on health and nutritional benefits of honey
and bee products.
We must be aware that non-forest honey is not always clean and green. Madhu Duniya is an opportunity to
learn about promoting our honey as having medicinal values and ecological benefits

Introductory Comments
Jenne de Beer
Achievements since last Madhu Duniya include capacity building,
product development, importance of conservation, packaging; and annual
honey meetings
NATRIPAL has an expanded role as pioneers in the Philippines, and
elsewhere, especially in: technical training, exchanging ideas, and,
providing advice to newer organisations.
Dr. Chinhs Bee Research and Development Center has provided great
technical assistance to communities and honey harvesters on bee biology
and conservation
The Vietnamese partners have provided great contribution to the
regional network
In India there has been great progress in deep research and
development, especially for wax processing.
Although the related issues to forest bees are serious and important,
involvement and interest in forest bees can be fun, for example we have
had a group of children performing a bee song during a product promotion
activity on forest bees and conversation in Jakarta (see meeting mini
poster).

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Coffee Break

Presentation

Improving
the
Welfare of the Local Community and
Environment Through Forest Honey Bee
in Indonesia
Hermanto, JMHI, Indonesia
Problems in Danau Sentarum National Park Indonesia Forest
revolve around harvesting techniques and still squeezing hive.
Through innovation and intervention, sustainable harvesting
techniques were introduced where 25% of the hive is left for
bees food, only cutting the head of the hive?. The colony
will survive and make a new hive which will provide a positive
impact for the collector because they can harvest from that
colony two or three times in one season. In addition, post
harvesting technique should involve hygienic processing.
Organisation/partners look for a niche market to sell their
products.
When honey collectors at Danau Sentarum National Park
achieved organic certification from BIOCert in 2007, they
were the first group to do so for honey in Indonesia. This
certification was linked to good quality of their honey product.
Honey collectors are utilizing 30% from the [150 000 ha]
total area of Danau Sentarum National Park and protecting it
from forest fire. They are also replanting bee nectar trees. Thus protecting forest bees provides livelihood
benefits and is good for the environment.
Lesson learned from Danau Sentarum. There is a strong relation between forest honey and forest
conservation. We can use honey to improve income. The community realizes that if the forest is profitable,
they will protect the forest.
JMHI continues to work with many stakeholders

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Presentation From Forest

Gate to Sophisticated Market
Johnny Utama, Director, Dian Niaga, Indonesia
83 000 USD sales revenue, not profit
[In] one place [within network] [the] profit
[was] 10 000 USD [which was divided via] profits
sharing [as] 1/3 to the community, 1/3 to the
company, 1/3 to the organisation.
[NB: These notes are in addition to those made
during the presentation of this material at the
Bogor Symposium, please see above].

Presentation - Nutritional Values of Honey Wild Honey

Leo Maria Robert,Foundation, Nilgiri India
The presentation focused on the traditional harvesting and uses of honey by the community
In our experience, a large amount of harvest from the first year of production was spoilt and therefore
unable to be sold in the market. This also occurred during the second year of production..
We realized the product needed quality control development.
Keystone looked at harvesting, found limitations in the collecting system (collecting was done
indeterminately, hives were squeezed, honey was placed in dirty old beer bottles. Keystone introduced
hygiene which made the product more popular.
The presentation focused on traditional values and properties of honey
When honey is not heated and is fresh, it has a distinct colour, aroma, taste and medicinal properties
Honey will absorb moisture from the air and can be applied to wounds, as honey sucks moisture to the
surface. Honey has antibacterial properties and that is why it is used in face moisturisers and in treating
wounds.

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Vitamin B2 found through lab analysis to be very high in Keystones honey, especially the bitter honey. It
is generally expected that honey is supposed to be sweet, but this bitter honey has medicinal value.
Forests are diminishing, and we want to conserve those forests and bring attention to the reduction of
forests so we have therefore named our honey, Last Forest honey.
Indonesian honey and pollen have a high moisture content.
When a fly lays its eggs in a flower and these emerge in the honey. The contaminated honey then needs
to be filtered so the honey is not spoilt.
Pollen has so much nutritional value. It can be sold in the market
Trigona spp honey has a medicinal value which deserves a higher price than Apis dorsata honey (100 to
150% more). This is because Trigona bees are very small compared to A. dorsata and they go to the smaller
parts of smaller flowers which are more likely to be medicinal parts.
Large amounts of unidentified parts have been noticed in Indian lab tests.
We can promote honey as preservative and pesticide free

Presentation From Money Laundering to Honey Laundering: The

Horror Story!
Pandu Hedge, Appiko, Karnataka, India
Let us build a network of honey communities through Madhu Duniya to use honey for health and nutrition.
This is the unique coalition of the people who are able to do sustainable honey collection in the world.
We try to motivate young people to keep bee boxes. For 6 years we have been organising an annual honey
festival where children handle bees and all eat honey together. The purpose is to bring young people more
into beekeeping.
Climate change and fluctuation is a concern.
This national park, Ujung Kulon, is famous for a particular species of rhino. We are similarly asking for a
bee sanctuary.

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Challenges for Apis dorsata in India:

Deforestation acacia, tea, and, eucalyptus plantations instead of natural forest (biggest threat)
Changing land use pesticides in cotton farming
Early harvesting before mature should only be harvested after mature
Harvester suggests decline from 500 hives per tree to 100
Lots of research has been conducted on A. mellifera, but not A. dorsata
Climate change also one of biggest issues (seasonality rains, higher moisture content when honey
is mixed with rain, impact on quality honey spoils)
honey laundering (rejected honey from China dumped back to India and Asia, which influences
the price there) is ruining the reputation of A. dorsata honey (like Johnny said, in EU, A. dorsata
honey is not honey, it is insect product). Such laundered honey is contaminated with antibiotics
. Even Swiss and Australian brands which are rejected are then sold in third world countries and
the lesson from this example is that the best option for human kind is forest honey, because, 1)
it is pure, 2) can protect the biodiversity of forests, and, 3) can protect the livelihood of forest
dwellers. So there is a need to look at / promote / protect A. dorsata.
Let us go back to the world and tell them this paradise, Ujung Kulon, is possible because of A. dorsata
and other honeybees.

Presentation The Cambodian Federation

For Bee Conservation and CommunityBased Wild Honey Enterprises (CBHE)
The Cambodian Federation For Bee Conservation and CommunityBased Wild Honey Enterprises (CBHE)
We are the self-proclaimed youngsters of Madhu Duniya affiliated
with NTFP-EP as we are still new to join this group.
The mission of our organisation is forest resource conservation
and enhancement of community livelihood through sustainable
collection of wild honey and increasing the dissemination of quality
wild honey.
CBHE members are comprised of 16 honey groups, from six
provinces (5 from mountainous areas), and, include 589 honey
collectors/households.
The organisation is still having some problems on quality and
moisture content
Achievements and activities, include: quarterly meeting, annual
general assembly, capacity building, external evaluation (the buyer
does not trust the quality of the product and needs proof), product
development training, and iodine testing.
Protocol comes from the community / resource person.
Marketing support organisations, by buying all members honey and repackaging, follow CBHE standard
and protocol.
There is a marketing strategy, at the national level and local/provincial level
The difference in branding and labelling is community involvement in picking their own label.
The new products we have are lip balm, dry skin balm, vinegar, wine (still need to improve more).

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Question and Answer Session

What kind of flowers / bees produce white honey? Discussion about whether acacia flowers always produce
white honey or if some varieties are dark, in different regions.
Impact on honey production of palm oil plantations: possibility of branding palm oil plantation honey as a
specialty niche product; chemical residues from pest management present in honey and beeswax, and killing
bees and larvae. Suggested that there is a need to emphasise that palm oil plantations are bad for bees. It
has been acknowledged or discussed that palm oil plantations are bad for other reasons, but there is a need
to bring attention to palm oil plantations being bad for bees.
There was a discussion about crystallisation of honey, and information based on research about it to supply
consumers with when inquiring about crystallised honey products. Possibility of using the crystallised honey
to develop products such as spread honey.
Health impacts of honey:
Some pollens can trigger allergic reactions and diarrhoea but the pollen is not present in nectar,
therefore it is ok consuming the honey. It will not cause an allergic reaction, even if the person is
allergic to the pollen.
Cannot mix honey with ripe jackfruit as it may cause problems such as diarrhoea.

Concluding Comments
Jenne de Beer
How something healthy ,referring to the health benefits of honey and bee products, can become unhealthy
(for example, eating too much honey causing indigestion; contamination of chemicals / pesticides, etc).

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Day TWO 22nd of September

Introductory Remarks
Jenne de Beer
Points of focus / discussion for Madhu Duniya:
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Improving quality of honey

Sustainable harvesting

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Conservation of forest, bees, and, natural
resources
These are all important for protecting national parks,
but also for honey collectors because it protects /
ensures their source of income.

Welcome
Ir. Agus Priambudi,
Head of Ujung Kulon National Park Agency,
Ministry of Forestry Directorate General of
Forest Protection and Nature Conservation

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The local community then lead us

to a honey tree about 30 minutes
walk from the Park station. There he
brought out all his tools and said a
prayer before the climb.

HONEY HARVESTING
DEMONSTRATION AT
PUECANG ISLAND UJUNG
KULON NATIONAL PARK

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As he was harvesting the hive (being careful to get only the honey
part), the bees descended and stung some participants. Dr Tonka,
fortunately was there to treat those stung. But the best way to
prevent from being stung is not to wear perfume and flashy colors.

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The moisture content of the honey was also tested. It

was quite high at 25% but expected in a rainforest.
The head of the National Park joined the visit and it
was the first time he saw harvesting of forest honey.

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Presentation The NATRIPAL Honey Story

Mercedes Limsa, Nagkakaisang Mga Tribu ng Palawan (NATRIPAL) or United Tribes of Palawan,
the Philippines

We are teaching our members not to squeeze honey combs.

Threats of climate change, palm oil plantations, and, mining are large problems (especiall mining)
There were difficulties and costs in gaining organic certification, especially for supporting transport and
costs of the certifiers.
Jenne de Beer suggests that there is a possibility to promote honey as beyond organic thru a wild
foods movement. This means that products do not need organic certification. It is a means of working
aroundorganic certification. He suggests that there should be a push for the promotion of wild foods as an
alternative to organic.
Plan for ecotourism Our new Heritage Center can sell items from the shop, such as food and crafts and
can educate visitors about indigenous groups on the Palawan island .

Presentation The Mangyans of Mindoro (The Philippines)

Ponyong, the Philippines

The eight ethnolinguistic groups in Mindoro Island: Iraya, Alangan, Tadyawan, Tau-buid, Bangon, Buhid,
Hanunuo, Ratagnon, and outline of traditional practices (crafts, music, poetry, festivities, language, livelihood).

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The mangyan have also been trained in sustainable harvesting and hygienic processing.
We have just started to also care for Trigona bees in coconut shells. We heard they make propolis and thus
there is a strong market for this product.

Question and Answer Session, and Group Discussion

In relation to a photo of honey with wax being put inside a plastic bag, one of the Indonesian representatives
says, we never do that, as we do not think it is good quality (suggesting that if the plastic is used as packaging,
it implies that the product is not of as high quality as putting in, for example, glass jars with labels). Filipino
representatives explain that putting the honey and comb inside the plastic bag is only for transport between
the forest during harvest and delivery to the organisation for processing and marketing. And that the plastic
is food grade plastic, not just any plastic. What is harvested and transported in the plastic is honey with the
comb, just like what we did today (referring to what was harvested during the demonstration earlier that day)
Discussion over whether examples in pictures related to samples from Trigona bees or A. dorsata.
Leo Maria Robert (of Keystone) asks Mercedes Limsa (NATRIPAL) what is the trend in the increase of
sale referred to during the presentation. Is honey collection increasing, or is the honey comb increasing?
Mercedes Both. In 2010 NATRIPAL purchased 11 tonnes of honey, but this year less than 100 kilos
Maria Cristina Guerrero What is important to note about these figures is that in 2010 NATRIPAL had
the capital to buy the honey when it was available. So this year, even though there has been a small
amount of honey available for NATRIPAL to buy, NATRIPAL still has sales as they could buy last year
when there was a lot [high stock levels].
Mercedes described interventions introduced by NATRIPAL as a part of their standards. Hygiene for
harvesters (cutting nails, clean clothes, cleanliness of products)
Maria Cristina Guerrero food grade cellophane used in transport of honeycomb
Cambodian Federation For Bee Conservation and Community-Based Wild Honey Enterprises (CBHE)
asked Mercedes Limsa (NATRIPAL) If NATRIPALs internal control system differs to ours. Ours is based on
documentation.
Mercedes Ours also. NATRIPALs system is also based on documentation. Lots of forms and documents
for our practices.
Question for Mercedes Do you /NATRIPAL have a plan for logging?
Mercedes There is a ban on logging in our province. There is only illegal logging. With the community
members we do reforestation with Indigenous flowering trees. Within the Ancestral Domains, groups identify
forest guards and they are the ones who inform local government of illegal activities.
Discussion of transferring and maintaining Trigona bees in coconut shells (especially in the Philippines)
Johnny Utama (Dian Niaga) emphasizes that NATRIPAL, with 15 outlets is the marketing leader of the
network.
Jenne de Beer Conservation is important for the migration areas of bees

Symposium Summary, cont.

Pandu Hegde, Appiko, Karnataka
Follow up from Jenne de Beer and Leo Maria Roberts summary of the Bogor symposium.

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Concluding Comments
Jenne de Beer
The Importance of the nutrition bomb (combining honey and bee bread)
The danger of the colony collapse disorder as it is biggest problem in the world for the honey industry.
But there is no such problem for A. dorsata
Honey is good for nutrition and health A. dorsata has the highest nutrition and health value for the
future

Excursion
After dinner activities: CULTURAL PERFORMANCES AND DANCING

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Day THREE - 23rd of September

SIGNING OF THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN UJUNG KULON NATIONAL PARK
AGENCY WITH LOCAL FOREST HONEY COLLECTOR GROUP REGARDING TO
FOREST HONEY HARVESTING

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Focus group discussions on key

themes
Group 1. Quality
Group 2. Threats to Rights
Group 3. Traditional Uses
Group 4. Value Addition
Group 5. Bee Conservation

Presentation Group 5. Bee Conservation

Presented by Ramil, (NTFP-EP Philippines)
Forest foraging areas of bees should be included
in reforestation efforts
Promote capacity
sustainable harvesting

building

Advocate against clearing

monoculture plantations

to

of

encourage

forest

for

Potential and challenges of bee sanctuaries, and

how they could be applied within national parks,
especially when communities are living within or
nearby the area
Community should be at the front of the conservation effort

Lunch, and break for mass

Presentation Group 3. Traditional UseS
Presented by Hermanto (JMHI - Indonesia) and Suganthi Thangavel (Keystone - India)
Application on wounds and burns, and for
treating or preventing diarrhoea
Combining honey and egg yolk is used to assist
erection for men and provides stamina and energy,
and treats back problems
Honey larvae is used to cure chicken pox and
asthma
Honey is used to increase IQ in children ages
1-5 years
Honey is used for its antiseptic properties
Wax and eaglewood are combined in a coconut shell with charcoal for newborns to assist with stomach
ache, malaria, and, growth stimulation

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Wax is used for cosmetic purposes, with no side effects

Uses in rituals and weaving activities
Honey also used for anaemia, improving immunity, ayurveda, and, antiaging
Even though there is no scientific experience from the community,
much of this information is confirmed by / consistent with the presentation
of Dr Soesilawati Hadisoesilo and Dr Chanpen Chanchao during the Bogor
symposium on the health and nutritional benefits of honey
Focus on bee conservation and sustainable harvesting focus on bee
product create awareness among people about bee products

Presentation Group 2.
THREATS AND COMMUNITY RIGHTS
Presented by Heri Valentinus (JMHI - Indonesia)
Indonesian concessions over forest lands
logging and monoculture plantations. Once
companies are in with concessions it is very
difficult for communities or organisations to get
them out.
Suggestion from Johnny in 2008 that A.
dorsata become part of a forest evaluation as an
indicator species of forest health .If there are a
lot of bees, it indicates the forest is healthy, but
few is not good. A. dorsata can be used as an
indicator species hero, not only in Indonesia,
but in all countries.
How do you get government to acknowledge
local management of bees / forest? Need to be
flexible for what will work, e.g. international movement with local community.
Other threats: Climate change and global warming; mining; policy; unsustainable harvesting (taking all of
the hive, fire, pesticides impact on hive and habitat); forest fires; and, deforestation.
Possible strategies: proposition advocacy (film making about the health benefits of honey); pro-local civil
rights and activism (promote forest honey within forest environment to promote forest as bee habitat); local
wisdom regarding sustainable use through film/brochures; and, training about sustainable harvesting (can
impact at national level). Before conservation, it is necessary to secure the land through activities such as
participatory mapping. Examples of outcomes could include the agreement we have witnessed -the signing
of the MOU this morning in Ujung Kulon.
There has been a concern that, up to this point, the only example of real action has been at the local level.
But now in this conference setting, there is an opportunity for national and international level action, for
example writing a standard for sustainable harvest use (e.g. in opposition to government proposal for palm
oil to become forest areas).

Presentation Group 4. Value Addition

Presented by Wahyu Widhi (Indonesia)
Qualifying note, the discussion did not focus on propolis as we are focused on A. dorsata and propolis is
only produced by stingless bees.
According to Robert Leo, honey can be distinguished, by location, or source (e.g. Kalimantan honey, or
fruit honey when flowers are from a fruit orchard

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Question one: What are value-added products from honey / bee products at community level?
- Honey (separated nectar source; honey + ginger/pepper/saffron = spiced honey; honey + nuts;
spread honey)
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Wax candle; balm (lip and skin); soap

Pollen dry pollen; bee bread

Disclaimer about the spiced honey- Jenne de Beer word of caution, this might be specific to India. Like
all kinds of spices in food. In other countries, consumers might not like it.
Discussion of ratios, process, and, recipes for ginger honey, etc, mixing with fruit and nuts, and, creating
honey spread and how they can be consumed, e.g. with bread
Dr Soesilawati Hadisoesilo what is the water / moisture content of honey (which is mixed to make crystal
honey)? Response- 20%
Discussion regarding conditions for processing and storing honey and bee value added products. Avoid
heat where possible. Use air conditioning, or if it is not available in the community, use locally appropriate
methods, such as storing the honey in areas that are dark and cool, which can be created by using a cloth
over room openings such as windows/doors.
Question two: What support is needed for further development of value added products?
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Formula / recipe

Instruction manual step by step making value added product

Exchange (knowledge; activity; information; product design) between groups

Establishing community centers

Discussion focuses on other regionally specific methods or examples of value adding products from
the different organisations and their partners: mixing honey with coconut, honey wine, using beeswax for
foundation of beekeeping (including boxes used in apiculture). Jenne de Beer suggests that even without
value adding, in most countries beeswax has a good price, so do not throw it out. One particular use is wax
used for beekeeping since there has been problems with disease transmitted though the wax of domesticated
bees, there is now]a market for wild beeswax. Dr Soesilawati Hadisoesilo suggests another possible use
of beeswax is its use in batik processing in strengthening the batik and fixing the dye. Jenne de Beer
emphasises there is a demand for natural wax used in food, batik, and making other hives (apiculture),
candles, etc. However, it is very difficult just to start up with these activities especially if it is not part of your
tradition / use. Most countries in Asia have need for natural wax, so it may be better to look for a good, fair,
regular, Reliable, buyer rather than introducing processing technologies where people are not already doing
those activities since all you need to do to sell it is clean it which is very simple and does not require capital.

Presentation Group 1. Quality

Presented by Johnny Utama (Dian Niaga - Indonesia)
Colour of honey
The colour of honey depends on nectar
How to handle honey:
After harvesting honey, it should be separated from bees and honeycomb
Honey must be put in containers with a cap
Make sure all of the equipment is clean
Honey should be reduced of its moisture to avoid fermentation

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Crystallisation Summary: crystallised honey is good honey; it

is natural; boil it in warm water (see poster for instructions, higher
temperature, shorter time); sell it quickly (less than a year) or sell /
use it as a yeast to make honey butter (crystallised honey)
Fermentation :
The enemy of quality honey is water
If water content is less than 19% the honey will never ferment
Tip filter fresh honey at once take the bees out
immediately (bee sweat is acid); dehumidify in short period
Acid sour taste honey; yeast in honey start to grow at high
temperature
Temperature higher temperature, quicker fermentation
Bubble prevention (airtight container, less shake, pouring
closer)
Overheating during harvesting / transport
Question and answer discussion about colour --Customers complain about colour. A possible solution is
socialisation of the market by explaining to consumers why the honey is yellow or dark. Promote the colour
in the market itself.
Ramil (NTFP-EP, Philippines) suggests that honey that does not meet the quality standards for export can
be used for other uses (like vinegar).
Question from Indonesian representative in the market we find the honey with the comb. Is it good
quality or not? Johnny Utama and Dr Chinh explain, giving an example of the product sold in Dr Chinhs wifes
shop, that product can be sold for more money, higher price (as much as 400% more); honey and comb
inside is good. In Vietnam, when honey is sourced from ethnic groups, customers only trust the product if it
is sold with the comb. Why? Because it is suggested that people produce the honey themselves. If the honey
is not sold with the comb, consumers might believe that the honey has been adulterated. Ramil comments
that the same situation exists in the Philippines where there are instances within the market of fake honey
which has been watered down and mixed with sugar but with a comb. So this must be carefully investigated.

Afternoon snacks and break

Closing Ceremony and Concluding Remarks
Pandu Hegde One success of the Madhu Duniya meeting has been the signing of an agreement between
the Ujung Kulon National Park and local harvesters, but unfortunately after that news came the news of
disaster where participants from Bangladesh were prevented from joining the meeting because they were
held back at immigration. We vote to petition the embassy and higher government about this injustice.
Jenne de Beer During the meeting we have heard about some interesting and new information, such as
learning that pollen can make horses race faster. Some products we have heard about associated with honey
and bees, such as crocodiles are scarce products, but other products have lots of potential for developing,
marketing, and, using to promote bees and honey. There needs to be a discussion of publication of Madhu
Duniya proceedings (film; small booklet on seminar in Bogor, which might be useful in promotion / marketing
campaigns and lobbying local governments; and, a booklet outlining the outcomes and things discussed at
Madhu Duniya, printed in English and Indonesian. There is also a suggestion of producing country reports
and partner reports.
Discussion of location, timing, and, planning for the third Madhu Duniya meeting. Johnny Utama suggested
the next meeting could have two hosts: the main Madhu Duniya meeting in Cambodia, and a smaller scientific
workshop in Vietnam. It was decided to wait 6 months before making a decision and seeing who has the
capacity / is interested in hosting the meeting/s.

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It was suggested that when all participants are back home they should share findings with those in their
countries.
Quality and traditional uses, including health and nutritional value addition
Identification and discussion of key themes.
Two products, in particular, that participants want to know more about or have started working on: wax,
some groups are already working with, but others are not. This might be a shame as it is a valuable product,
either as a raw material, or, to do something with it (value add, e.g. make into balm, use in apiculture, etc]);
and, bee bread introduced by Dr Chinh is a nutrition bomb.
There was a discussion, about whether or not beeswax is deserving of more attention. The consensus was
in the affirmative. But how to do it? That is another thing. This can perhaps be highlighted in a document,
maybe meeting proceedings, but it is not the time to discuss it now, during the meeting summary. Further
attention could be identified by first locating centers of most experience, those whom already have experience
working with wax promotion and value adding. An idea might be a manual on working with wax as there
already are for honey it would be good to produce a good illustrated booklet in different languages. It was
then discussed that there was a plan for Leo to do a session at the Madhu Duniya meeting on making lip balm,
but the materials for this had been lost during transfer from India to Indonesia. It was suggested that first
the booklet be produced, and then be followed by a larger training (e.g. in a small town, and that it should
be possible to find a donor for that. Then also, there is bee bread. Who is interested to start work on bee
bread? In the future there could be a training so put it in your work plan. Dr Chinh translates the secret of
bee bread, if you eat bee bread, you will live longer and look younger.
Jenne de Beer What other products are participants interested in learning more about or working on in
the future? Johnny Utama suggested Trigona for propolis, and medicinal purposes. Good promotion towards
health conscious consumers where there exists a market. The advantage is that if your focus is A. dorsata you
can do Trigona propolis and other products in the off-season when A. dorsata is not producing honey, and if
the situation in the community is one where women do not desire to go far from the village, they can harvest
Trigona products within the village area and/or near their house.
Jenne de Beer the focus on three potential / future products for further development and promotion is
enough. From this workshop it is evident that there is work to do on improving quality, and lots of work to
develop quality honey and products, and that more focus on quality is very much needed.
So that is the concluded summary of health, nutrition, and value addition. Now to summarise conservation
and sustainable harvesting, and other land threats such as]deforestation, forest conversation, and, climate
change.
Pandu Hegde suggests one representative from each group explain that groups feelings on Madhu Duniya
2:
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Vietnam We were able to learn more abour scientific research on honey and bee products

- India We learned about previously unknown topics, such as traditional uses. in other countries,
bee bread. We had a good exchange of knowledge, and, good arrangements and organisation.
- Philippines We are happy to meet different people from different places, and we learned about
different aspects of honey and harvesting and what processes to be followed. We learned some
sustainable harvesting practices done by different groups. Jenne de Beer noted other NTFPs such as
nipa are being made in the Philippines that were of export quality like nipa wine and being sold at
Manila airport.
- Cambodia We are happy to be here, we had never met so many members at a workshop like
this before. We learned a lot about A. dorsata and how different countries benefit from it, how different
products are made from bee products and used as medicine. Before, we only knew about honey
collection in Cambodia but now know other countries have Apis dorsata. We are thankful to other
participants and organisers.
- Indonesia (Banten) We gained new knowledge and friends from different countries. This is
historical and a miracle things for us (such as the signing of the agreement between the Ujung Kulon
National Park and local group) which we have been fighting for for a long time.

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Jenne de Beer suggested that the topic raised here of the agreement is a good stepping stone to the
second cluster of summary of key themes, conservation and threats. The signing of this agreement is an
interesting format for other groups in a national park, It is good to have a copy of the agreement to use
in discussion with parks in their area. Threats are not only in parks, but also in community area. What is
required is a good, simple plan for bee conservation.
Through both workshops, I am confident about getting the name of forest honey known for example, as
top level medicine. This can also help with lobby for the preservation of forests where product comes from.
It seems that climate change is impacting honey production although we are not sure. Destruction of
forest might also relate to fluctuation in honey production?.
Forest honey is a special niche product. Even if there is less, as per above causes, when there finally is a
good harvest, the return can make it worth it.
After noting the many problems and ambitions ahead, the 2nd Madhu Duniya meeting was closed.

Day Four 24th of September

After breakfast, JMHI conducted their Annual General Assembly, while other participants meet for their
own informal discussions, or departed for Jakarta.

Day Five 25th of September

Remaining participants transferred from Ujung Kulon National Park via Tamanjaya, to Jakarta.

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ARCHER TRAINING

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PRESENTATION
1.

Improving the Welfare of the Local Community and Environment Through Forest Honey Bee in Indonesia
Hermanto, JMHI, Indonesia

2.

From Forest Gate to Sophisticated Market

Johnny Utama, Director, Dian Niaga, Indonesia

3.

Nutritional Values of Honey Wild Honey

Leo Maria Robert,Foundation, Nilgiri India

4.

From Money Laundering to Honey Laundering: The Horror Story!

Pandu Hedge, Appiko, Karnataka, India

5.

The Cambodian Federation For Bee Conservation and Community-Based Wild Honey Enterprises (CBHE)
The Cambodian Federation For Bee Conservation and Community-Based Wild Honey Enterprises (CBHE)

6.

The NATRIPAL Honey Story

Mercedes Limsa, Nagkakaisang Mga Tribu ng Palawan (NATRIPAL) or United Tribes of Palawan,
the Philippines

7.

The Mangyans of Mindoro (The Philippines)

Ponyong, the Philippines

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Improving the Welfare of the Local Community and Environment Through Forest
Honey Bee in Indonesia
Hermanto, JMHI, Indonesia

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From Forest Gate to Sophisticated Market

Johnny Utama, Director, Dian Niaga, Indonesia

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Nutritional Values of Honey Wild Honey

Leo Maria Robert,Foundation, Nilgiri India

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From Money Laundering to Honey Laundering: The Horror Story!

Pandu Hedge, Appiko, Karnataka, India

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The Cambodian Federation For Bee Conservation and Community-Based Wild

Honey Enterprises (CBHE)

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The NATRIPAL Honey Story

Mercedes Limsa, Nagkakaisang Mga Tribu ng Palawan (NATRIPAL) or United Tribes of Palawan,
the Philippines

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The Mangyans of Mindoro (The Philippines)

Ponyong, the Philippines

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SEE YOU IN THE NEXT MADHU DUNIYA

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It has been almost 4 years since the hugely successful first Madhu Duniya meeting in Andhra
Pradesh, India.
Since those days in November 2007, much progress has been made in the informal regional forest
honey network much of it triggered by the intensive sharing of experiences while in India.
Numerous productive exchange activities have taken place during this time and the Madhu Duniya
network has not only further matured, but expanded considerably since - notably in Indonesia,
Bangladesh, Cambodia, and the Philippines.
Madhu Duniya, aims to offer a platform to Apis dorsata honey gatherers and their supporters
for a pressure cooker exchange of ancient traditions, global developments, as well as of new
approaches and appropriate technologies.