When you think of Bohol, you associate it with the Chocolate Hills, the Tarsier, and it’s alluring coast. It’s rare for one to think of Bohol and think organic farming and sprawling gardens. So imagine my surprise when we booked ourselves in Bohol Bee Farm, located in Panglao Island.
As soon as I got out of the car, I saw plants. Lots of them. There were plants on the walls, there were flowers, herbs, trees, plants on the trees, plants near cottages, plants on cottages, plants in cottages… Well, you get the idea. It felt like something out of a storybook.
The cottages themselves felt like quaint English cottages you find in the stories, with winding paths lined with flowers going all the way to your door.
A Bohol Bee Farm Cottage
The rooms were nice and cozy. Given that it looked like a cottage in the middle of nowhere, I didn’t expect much, and boy was I surprised. The rooms came with modern amenities like air conditioning, cable television, running hot and cold water, and room service. The beds were nice and comfortable, perfect for plopping down on after a long day’s hike. It was magnificent.
Bohol Bee Farm also has its own restaurant and souvenir shop. If you don’t know what to order, their buffet is actually inexpensive. With rates that go down depending on how many people choose to try it, the buffet is a great way to sample most of the dishes the restaurant has to offer. We thought that the buffet was actually a sampler. So we tried each dish out in order, finishing a serving of it before moving on to the next one. Imagine our surprise then, when our server, seeing an empty dish, comes over and fills it with more pasta. I exclaimed with an “Is this serious?!” while September and Mia were laughing.
Our table overflowed with organic goodness
I highly recommend the Cassava bread served with green tomatoes. The taste suddenly bursts into your mouth, leaving you with this tangy taste. Serving it on the crunchy cassava bread was great. The mixture of sour, sweet, and crunch makes it a very addicting dish.
Their homemade ice cream is also to die for. Aside from the normal flavors, like chocolate and buko, the ice cream also came in malunggay and spicy ginger. Mia had the pleasure of sampling both malunggay and ginger flavors, while I jeered that she was eating frozen Tinola. Her review? She craved for it while we were out, so it must have been excellent.
In the souvenir shop, you can purchase not only their honey, but also their homemade crafts, like woven bags, beaded accessories, and woven home decor.
If I were you, I’d start a bee line to Bohol Bee Farm pronto.
Bohol Bee Farm is located in Panglao Island, Bohol.
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