Galo Galo honey is now in demand by farmers to be kept. Galo Galo is a kind of stingless bee. only 1/3 of a bee's body. They live a lot in the Sumatran forest. lives in tree holes. form colonies like bees.
they roam as far as 100 m - 500 m from the nest. capable of flying up to 50 m from the ground. one hive only produces 100 ml of honey. The taste of honey depends on the flowers available.
sweet and sour taste like oranges, there is a bitter sweet taste when there are lots of flowers from mahogany and durian.
This Galo Galo honey has only started since the beginning of 2021. It is a new program from the West Sumatra provincial agriculture office. it seems that farmers are very enthusiastic about this program. especially farmers in areas that have forests, such as in the Bonjol sub-district, Pasaman. In addition, the price of Galo Galo honey is almost three times that of bee honey. Rp 800 thousand for Galo Galo honey and Rp 250 thousand for bee honey. for 1 liter
they are currently trying to increase the yield of the colony by planting more flowers around the Galo Galo nest.