Telde boasts honey.

Telde City Council holds its line to promote local agricultural production.

The municipality of Telde has a production of high quality honey in different competitions recognized, one example is honey Colmenar Florido.

In a small garage teldense Lomo Magullo payment has its logistics center Colmenar Florido. A family business based on hard work and dedication has made its honey is recognized with numerous awards in the insular area.

The company teldense, who won the ninth edition of the contest Mieles de Gran Canaria last day 10 October, He was visited by the mayor of Telde, Mª del Carmen Castellano, and the Councilor for Agriculture, Livestock and fisheries, María Glez. Calderín.

The visit, framed within the actions planned by the City of Telde to boost the primary sector, It has enabled the mandatory visit the facilities where it performs the packaging of the product, as well as one of the farms where the hives located in Tecén.

In addition to said property, honeys Colmenar Florido, they are made with bees also located in the Barrando Kestrels and the Lomo Magullo. In total, the mark has approximately teldense 100 beehives, with a production of more than 1000 kilograms of honey per year.

The company produces mead and honey, ranging from white and brown tone, until dark brown, depending on the floral origin; and density variation and flavors depending on the nature of the plants, land, the weather and the season.

During the visit, José Florido explained that the 2014 has it been a good year in terms of beekeeping concerns, by water and moisture. Two factors affect the final quality of its products. Both honey Coast, made from chins, tajinastes and fruit species, and the summit with thistle, almond and eucalyptus as main components, among others.

Also, the beekeeper applauded the initiatives undertaken by public institutions in support of the primary sector, such as the Mark of Quality Assurance Gran Canaria driven by the Island Council. A seal belonging to Colmenar Florido and by a series of periodic analyzes support condition producer.

Later, the lecture became practiced with a visit to the real protagonists, the bees. Both mandatory moved to a farm in Los Arenales where José Florido is part of their hives.

Producers showed their appreciation to the support and promotion of the City of Telde its activity has improved sales of its products, A natural honey without any additives.