 As hive bees are not kept at such high altitudes, "Apis dorsata laboriosa" is the only bee species to produce this honey.The wholesale price of the red honey is about five times the price of regular honey from "Apis mellifera" or "Apis cerana" and large amounts of it are exported from Nepal to Japan, Korea, and Hong Kong.The red honey is prized for its purported medicinal value and intoxicating qualities which are attributed to the grayanotoxin present in the nectar collected from white rhododendrons (Rhododendron spp).