Chiuri bloom brings bumper honey harvest for Chepang beekeepers in Makawanpur

Better prices, direct purchases transform winter into the most profitable season for honey producers in Silinge village, where thousands of hives now dot chiuri forests.

Aitesingh Chepang, a beekeeper from Silinge village in Makawanpur, central Nepal, cannot hide his excitement this winter. With 150 beehives placed amid blooming chiuri forests, he is expecting a bumper honey harvest that could double his earnings from last year.