15/05/2026
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King and Vanessa del Rosario, siblings who share an interest in beekeeping and founders of La Mesa Mead, put up a small shop, cafe, and manufacturing site for their homegrown mead.
“Mead is very dependent on what nature provides us,” Vanessa says when asked about mead’s decline in popularity over the centuries. “Bees should have the correct elements for them to produce more honey. We are seeing how difficult it is for beekeepers like us to keep the supply going because of the many challenges in weather.”
Globally, mead is seeing growth in market size, and La Mesa Mead is feeling it as well. “Mead is making a comeback. In fact, when we look at our website data, we see a lot of visitors from other countries, which is interesting. There’s really undeniably a growth in mead because people want to drink something unique, something new, and something natural in a way,” reveals King.
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