Honey in Nepal
The kinds of honey Nepal is known for, when bees can find food, and what is in a spoonful.
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The honey guide
Plain-language guides to honey in Nepal, the bees that make it, and what the evidence says. Every figure links to its source.
Sources last checked 1 November 2026
Guides
Honey bees of Nepal
Five species, how high they live, how much honey they give, and what is traditionally said about it.
Comparing honey
Nepali honey measured feature by feature against the international standard, and how to read a label.
Honey prices in Nepal
What beekeepers, cooperatives and importers report, from Rs 211 to over Rs 1,200 a kilo.
Honey and health
What the evidence supports, what it does not, and when honey can be harmful.
Honey as an ingredient
Foods, drinks, medicines and cosmetics that are made with honey.
Research and references
The standards, studies, institutions and journals behind these guides.
How we write these guides
Each figure comes from a standard, a study, a health authority or a news report, and the source is named beside it. Where sources disagree, we say so. Where we could not find anything reliable, we leave the gap rather than fill it.
These guides describe honey in general. They are not measurements of any Ghar Mauri product, and they are not medical advice.
Looking for something beyond honey? The shop also lists hive products such as beeswax and propolis, each with a waiting list.