Producers
Al-Gawad Apiaries
beekeeper · honey producer · apiary-products packer · apiary-products seller
El Seyouf, Nozha, Alexandria, Egypt
Al-Gawad Company for Beekeeping, Packing and Selling Apiary Products
Al-Gawad Apiaries is an Egyptian family beekeeping and honey business that began in 1978. It operates apiaries across Egypt, combining beekeeping, honey production, packing, sales, and branches and outlets.
About the Producer
A little history
Al-Gawad Apiaries began in Egypt in 1978 and is a family business.
How They Work
Beekeeping in practice
Family-operated beekeeping, honey production, packing, and sales business. It runs multiple apiaries across Egypt to breed bee strains and produce honey, with branches and outlets in several parts of the country.
El Seyouf, Nozha, Alexandria, Egypt
Official contact listing for Gawad Apiaries.
Edku city exit, Beheira, Egypt
The official contact page identifies a packing-and-production location on the International Coastal Road at the Edku city exit. This supports packing/production activity there, but does not establish an apiary or honey-forage origin.
Egypt
The company says it operates many apiaries across Egypt. Specific apiary locations and forage zones are not identified.
Polkley, Alexandria, Egypt
The official contact page lists Abdel Gawad Apiaries, described among the company’s partners in success, at Obour Towers in Polkley. The relationship is presented as a branch/partner contact, not evidence of honey origin.
Dokki, Giza, Egypt
The official contact page lists two Younis Apiaries partner locations in Dokki. These are public partner/retail contacts and are not treated as Al-Gawad production or harvest sites.
Products & Specimens
What connects to this producer
Products listed by the Producer are kept separate from specimens held in the Collection.
Egyptian buckthorn (nabk) honey
Floral source: Buckthorn / nabk, as named by the producer
Documented origin: Egypt
Origin detail: Country
The official honey page markets this product as “Egyptian buckthorn (nabk) honey.” No narrower harvest locality is supplied on the page.
Egyptian citrus flower honey (citrus, spring flowers)
Floral source: Orange, lemon, and tangerine flowers
Documented origin: Egypt
Origin detail: Country
The official product page calls it “Egyptian Citrus flower honey” and says the nectar is collected from orange, lemon, and tangerine flowers. It does not identify a narrower collection locality.
Banana flower honey
Floral source: Banana flowers
Origin detail: Unknown
Listed on the official honey page as Banana flower honey, without a stated harvest geography.
Mountain herbs honey
Floral source: A group of mountain herbs, including thyme and fennel, according to the producer
Origin detail: Unknown
The official page says bees feed on nectar from mountain herbs such as thyme and fennel, but does not name a mountain range, locality, or country of harvest for this product.
Cotton honey
Floral source: Cotton
Origin detail: Unknown
Listed on the official honey page without a stated production or collection locality.
Black seed honey
Floral source: Black seed; the producer also references fenugreek and caraway
Origin detail: Unknown
Listed on the official honey page without a stated production or collection locality.
Marjoram flowers honey
Floral source: Marjoram flowers
Origin detail: Unknown
The producer says this honey is nectar collected from marjoram flowers, but gives no harvest geography.
Anise flowers honey
Floral source: Anise flowers
Origin detail: Unknown
Listed on the official honey page without a stated production or collection locality.
Practices
How they work
- The producer says it applies best procedures and techniques for beekeeping and honey production, uses modern equipment, and selects bee strains.
- The producer states that it applies a HACCP program to control stages of production and protect honey quality.
- The producer says it hosts visits to apiaries and outlets for adults and schoolchildren, including basic information on bees, hive management, and honey harvesting.