Beekeeper Amanuel Hiluf cuts honey and wax from a beehive slot in his house in Hawidela, outside Mekele. AFP
Beekeeper Amanuel Hiluf checks his beehives in Hawidela, outside Mekele. In his garden in Hawidela, a village about an hour from Mekele, capital of the Tigray region, the beekeeper has about 40 hives from which clouds of bees are soon escaping. AFP
Beekeeper Amanuel Hiluf checks a traditional beehive in Hawidela, outside Mekele. AFP
Beekeeper Amanuel Hiluf checks his beehives in Hawidela, outside Mekele. AFP
Birhanu Araya, 61, assists clients at his honey shop in Mekele. AFP
A client buys honey at Birhanu Araya's shop in Mekele. AFP
Clients try honey at Birhanu Araya's shop in Mekele. AFP