Ilog Maria Honeybee Farm

Hey guys! It’s already the middle of July and I am very happy to share to you that I PASSED the written examination given by the Philippine Society of Medical Oncology last July 10. God is so faithful and my heart bursting with profound gratitude. I am actually writing this piece here at St. Luke’s College of Medicine Library. Well, I am preparing for my Oral Examination this time, scheduled on the 24^th of this month. Wish me luck and please, please pray for my guys. By the way, I wanna share our experience inside one of Tagaytay’s best kept secret.

llog Maria Honeybee Farm is a beautiful and quaint bee farm nestled along Kilometer 47 of Aguinaldo Highway in Silang, Cavite. The farm produces natural and organic products ( yes, no SLS, parabens, and chemicals whatsoever ) ranging from, soaps, body wash, facial scrub, feminine wash, lip balms, to even wood polish! Anything that can be made from the by-products of bees, using the most natural method, for they believe that products are more effective when made using natural methods and not processed at all. They believe that the benefits that keeping honey pure, and unprocessed lets it retain is “healing and nutritive properties.

Ilog Maria Virgin Honey is produced by Italian honeybees who collect nectar from avocado, sunflower, mango, coffee, citrus, fruit trees, and wildflowers. A 500 gram bottle of honey is made out of the nectar from over 5 million flowers. Who knew that bees were such hard workers? It takes around eight weeks for honey to ripen in the beehives. Once eight weeks have passed, the bee farmers choose only the ripest honeycombs for the best honey. The honey is then bottled and sealed to preserve its nutrients and healing properties.

A one-story building with huge glass windows with a spacious terrace in the front awaits visitors to Ilog Maria Honeybee Farms. The place is so peaceful, a wilderness of pineapple, coconuts, coffee, papaya, mangoes, langka trees and other plant species. It makes you want to linger.

People come from all over the country and even parts abroad to check out the products of Ilog Maria, a wide selection of soaps, shampoo and conditioners, candles, massage oils, facial scrub, fly repellent, lip balm, coffee, cider vinegar, wine, royal jelly and bee pollen. And they’re all made from honey and beeswax. These products have been considered “marvelous” as each of them has its own phenomenal purpose. The bee propolis for example, is what Ilog Maria calls “nature’s most powerful antibiotic” because it carries natural antibiotic action that strengthens the immune system. The Bee Pollen on the other hand is best for increasing stamina and alertness. So, if you have time, please visit and experience the healing power of nature though Ilog Maria Bee Farm.