Beekeeping

Professor Dr. Meral Kekeçoğlu, Director of the Düzce University Beekeeping Research, Development and Application Centre, warned consumers to consume honey that has undergone pollen analysis, stating that they have observed that forest rose pollen has mixed with chestnut honey, whose yield has decreased due to climate change. Professor Dr. Meral …

Press release… Entrepreneurship and beekeeping training programmes, organized under an FAO project, have been completed, with filming and interviews conducted by the Communication Team from FAO’s Headquarters in Rome, as part of FAO’s 80th anniversary celebrations… 15 August 2025 Düzce, Türkiye – This week, FAO experts conducted Entrepreneurship and Business Management …

Pine honey, one of Türkiye’s most important bee products and a type of secretion honey unique to the country, has been registered as a geographical indication by the Turkish Patent Office under the name ‘Turkish Pine Honey’. Pine honey, a type of secretion honey unique to the country, is produced …

Halil Tandoğan, Head of the Van Beekeepers’ Association, stated that global warming, which has been occurring for years, has caused a decline in honey yields every year and that beekeepers will face difficult times if measures are not taken. Halil Tandoğan, Head of the Van Beekeepers’ Association, informed that there …

In Central Anatolian province of Sivas, the early start to the honey harvest due to excessive heat in the geographically certified ‘Zara honey’ pleased producers with its yield and quality. In the district preferred by honey producers due to the abundance of oregano and sage plants, 400 producers are engaged …

News release… The biggest honey tasting buffet in the world with exotic and interesting honeys from all over the world. Join the Apimondia Congress in Copenhagen and visit the Global Honey Bar! More than 40 countries from all over the world is bringing their most delicious and treasured honeys to …

Press release… MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY YUMAKLI CONDUCTED THE FIRST MILKING OF EU-REGISTERED BİNGÖL HONEY… “WE PROVIDE VERY VARIOUS INCENTIVES AND SUPPORT TO DEVELOP TÜRKİYE’S HONEY PRODUCTION POTENTIAL” Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı attended the first milking of Bingöl honey, which has been granted geographical indication registration …

Kars Governor Ziya Polat visited residents producing Kars Organic Honey, one of the province’s geographically indicated products, learned about beekeeping and expressed his wishes for a bountiful honey harvest. Ziya Polat Kars province, home to 118,934 beehives in 591 farms, hosted Governor Ziya Polat, accompanied by Director of Agriculture and …

July, 2025, Ankara… According to the information compiled from the Beekeeping Product Report of the General Directorate of Agricultural Reform, Türkiye stands out in global beekeeping thanks to its rich vegetation, climate and favourable geographical location. The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has advised the beekeeping sector, which has been …

The highland plateaus of Ispir and Pazaryolu districts in Erzurum, eastern Türkiye, known for their rich flora, have been hosting migratory beekeepers for years. These high-altitude areas, covered with endemic plants and surrounded by vast pastures, are among the most preferred regions for migratory beekeepers. Beekeepers from the Black Sea …