Highlands Apiary

Already dog tired from the last half hour of clambering down the mountain, I trudged on towards the main road. Actually there is still an option of visiting the famous Boh Tea Plantation however, it is still six kilometers away, I don’t think I have the strength to walk another six kilometers. There was no way for me to hail a cab here, as this place seems to be in the middle of nowhere. The road is just a small road, although there were vehicles passing by there was no public transportation here. Obviously, when you are here in Cameron Highlands, you need your own transportation.

I head to the opposite direction which I hope leads to the main highway back Tanah Rata, at least I was hoping I’m reading the map correctly. Along the way, there was a large facility with a lot of vehicles outside. It seems it is a popular place, this apparently was the bee farm, whose sign I saw the previous day. I was too lazy to walk all the way in and I was fortunate to stumble into it. The Highlands Apiary is naturally has a bee farm, but it also has other interesting facilities like a flower garden and a strawberry farm. Most of the people visit this place for the strawberries, but this is not to say that that others are not worthy of your interest.

I was amused to see what I have always called everlasting flowers. There flowers still retain their shape and color long after they have dried. I never knew what they were called until now. These probably only survive in milder climates such as the one here in Cameron Highlands. The only other place I have seen this was in Baguio in the Philippines, which is also a highland city.

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