The Bee Farm

One of my favourite aspects of travelling is all the new foods I get to try.  Going to the Philippines, Dave and I were especially excited because we’ve always enjoyed Filipino cooking in Winnipeg (where the Filipino population is huge!).  Unfortunately, the food on Cebu Island was a bit of a let down.

This wasn’t what I was expected when I ordered my first corned beef sandwhich in The Philippines

Canned food is something Dave and I hardly ever touch

Even when it wasn’t canned food, it was still processed

At the end, that isn’t ground beef. It’s corned beef.

Even the coffee is processed

There was one exception to this rule, however, and luckily, we discovered it early in our trip!

The Bee Farm is so much more than just a place with a lot of bees.  We stayed at the Bee Farm hotel on Panglao island, but we also visited the restaurant in Cebu City as well as The Buzz Cafe in Tagbilaran.   All 3 of these locations had honey products for sale, and so much more!

Everything is made by locals

They also make textiles and art using plant based organic materials

We stayed at the Panglao Bee Farm Hotel, which was quite an experience!  We shared the family room with Deb and Dedrick, with us taking upstairs, and them taking the main floor.  The whole cabin had such a rustic feel to it.  The bathrooms even included soap made right at the Bee Farm!

With 3 pools to choose from, it was a beautiful hotel to stay at!!

The weather was a bit gloomy our first day there, but it didn’t damper our moods!

The view from the dock

We didn’t take the Bee Farm tour, because Dedrick and Deb had actually visited a few weeks earlier (they were leaving the Philippines just as we got there), but we still walked around and admired the very well-kept grounds.

An adorable bench.

Some farm grown herbs and plants

bees!!

Bee Hive

What I loved most about The Bee Farm was the quality of fresh and organic food.  With so many of our options being processed food, it was so nice to eat good whole grain bread, and proper coffee with honey instead of sugar!

Honey Glazed Chicken

Chicken sandwhich

Cassava chips and pesto sauce. Cassava is similar to potato but a healthier option

Very tasty veggie wraps drizzled with a honey dressing

My Salted Honey Frappe at The Buzz. Delicious!!!

The only problem I had with the Bee Farm was that their products were mostly in containers that were too big for carry-on luggage (we had traveled to the Philippines without any checked bags).  Still, I couldn’t resist making a stop in Cebu city, on our way out of the country, to pick up my 2 favourite Bee Farm Products:  Honey Spread and Chili Honey.  I knew there was a chance that they would be taken from me at the airport, but it was worth the risk.

The Buzzz Restaurant in Cebu City

Lots of products for sale here, including honey, coffee, tea, cassava chips and so much more!

They did make it home..and I’ve been putting spicy honey on all my farmer sausage all month!

That’s it for the Philippines!  I still have posts about Malaysia and Indonesia planned, plus several posts about Southern Manitoba.  Stay tuned!