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Saffet Kalyoncu: Honey is one of the leading export products of the Black Sea region

Turkish honey was sold to 11 countries, especially to the USA, from the Eastern Black Sea region in the January-July period. Saffet Kalyoncu Saffet Kalyoncu, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Eastern Black Sea Exporters Association (DKİB), said 335 tonnes of honey was exported from the region in …

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Sivas province ranks fourth in terms of honey production!

Honey harvesting has started in Sivas province, which ranks second across Türkiye in terms of the number of beekeeping enterprises, first in the country in beeswax production and fourth in honey production. SIX THOUSAND 500 TONNES OF HONEY YIELD ESTIMATED… Sivas region, which ranks fourth in honey production in Türkiye, …

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Bingöl Honey wins gold medal in London!

Şenli family, who are engaged in beekeeping at the foot of Şeytan (Devil) Mountains in Karlıova district of Eastern Anatolia’s Bingöl province, won a gold medal in the competition organised in London, the capital of England, with the honey they produced. Bingöl honey is targeted for export with the European …

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Dr. Samancı: Still 50 percent of honey sold in the world is fake!

BEE’O Co-Founder and CEO Dr. Aslı Elif Tanuğur Samancı revealed that 50 percent of honey sold around the world is fake! Dr. Samancı, referring to their targets for 2024, said that they have a 60 percent growth target for this year., Pointing out that they were already Türkiye’s fastest growing …

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Turkish honey honoured with awards in the international arena…

Turkish honey is saturated with awards in the international arena! Türkiye’s honey producers have achieved a great success at the London Honey Awards, which provides the opportunity to offer reliable and high quality honey to consumers while objectively measuring the product quality of the competitors with the evaluation made by …

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Mad honey production starts!

The production period of mad honey obtained from rhododendron grown in the Black Sea Region has started. Mad honey is a special type of honey that has been the subject of films and has many benefits. Production is expected to be good this season. Mad honey is obtained by bees …

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Dr. İbrahim Çakmak: We should use local breed bees in order to continue producing honey

Experts who continue their research in the field of beekeeping have recommended the use of local breed bees in order to continue producing honey and bee products without being exposed to climate change and drought. Professor Dr. İbrahim Çakmak Academics specialising in the field of beekeeping at Bursa Uludağ University …

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Zara honey yield expected to surge!

An increase is expected in the yield of Zara Honey, which is registered in Zara district of Central Anatolian province of Sivas. Honey production, which declined to 600 tonnes due to heavy rainfall in the previous year, is targeted between 900 and a thousand tonnes this year with favourable conditions. …

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Sinan Kızıltan: Export restrictions harm both our producers and exporters!

Press release… While the fisheries and animal products sector is represented by 21 companies in the Turkish Exporters’ Assembly (TIM) Top 1000 exporters list, Aegean aquaculture and animal products exporters dominated the list with 11 companies. Sinan Kızıltan Sinan Kızıltan, Chairman of the Turkish Fisheries and Animal Products Exporters’ Associations …

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Beekeeping action plan from the Ministry!

Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı announced that they will provide additional support per hive to migratory beekeepers and young and female beekeepers in the new support model to be announced soon. Underlining that Türkiye ranks 2nd in the world in honey production, Minister Yumaklı stated that beekeepers have …

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