12 years ago, he discovered rock honey on Mount Cilo and is selling it for 3,000 TL per kilogram.

HAKKARI (IHA) – Adil Yiğit, who lives in the village of Kırıkdağ in Hakkari, has started selling the kilo of rock honey he discovered 12 years ago at the foot of Mount Cilo for 3,000 TL this year, sending it to countries such as Norway and Switzerland.

Farmer Adil Yiğit began harvesting rock honey from Mount Cilo in mid-September. While wandering at the foot of Mount Cilo 12 years ago, he discovered that numerous bees were nesting among the rocks. To protect the area he identified in the spring from bears, Yiğit kept watch day and night until September, when the honey was ready. He climbed the 2,000-meter-high mountain to collect the honey despite all dangers.

Yiğit, who places the honey into buckets among thousands of bees and brings them back to the village for his special customers, gradually started sending it to countries such as Norway, Switzerland, Iran, and Iraq.

Stating that he harvests honey at the same time every year at the foot of Mount Cilo, Adil Yiğit said, “I have been farming for years. I take care of these bee nests that I discovered 12 years ago, watching over them like my own eyes, and I keep watch for months. I check them every spring and collect the honey in the autumn. The honey produced here is completely natural. I expect to harvest nearly 80 kilograms of honey here. Since it is natural honey, there is quite a demand, and we also send it to different countries around the world. This year, I will sell the kilo of rock honey for 3,000 TL. Today, we went up the mountain and collected the honey from thousands of bees under the scorching sun and placed it in buckets. It is a challenging and laborious job, but it is worth it. This year looks more fruitful.”