Beekeeping

Beekeepers in Muğla province, leader in pine honey production across Turkey, are experiencing difficulties due to drought and extreme heat. Turkey Beekeepers’ Association (TAB) Chairman Ziya Şahin said that there were up to 70 percent decline in production and two time harvest in August and September could not be obtained. …

Results of the project titled as “Determination of the Fingerprints of Some Monofloral Honey Produced in Turkey Which Has a Commercial Potential: Investigation and Standardization of Medical Activities Along with Chemical Content”, declared during an online meeting held by Muğla Provincial Beekeepers’ Association (MAYBİR). Chairman of Turkey Beekeepers’ Association Ziya …

Professor Dr. Emin Duru, who conducts the investigation of the medical and chemical features of honey produced in Turkey, said that Alzheimer’s disease is not encountered especially in the beekeepers who produce chestnut honey and explained that chestnut honey reduces the risk of Alzheimer’s disease. Professor Dr. Mehmet Emin Duru …

Migratory beekeepers, who harvest flower honey in different regions in spring, now harvest pine honey in forested areas across Muğla province, which has a rich flora and fauna in terms of biodiversity, as well as increasing the bee population. Migratory beekeepers came to Muğla region where 80 percent of pine …

Press release… Fisheries and animal products sector closed the first half of 2020 with 1 billion 127 million dollars of exports. Turkish fisheries and animal products sector as from the beginning of the 2000s, has been one of the leading export sectors in Turkey. Bedri Girit, Chairman of Aegean Fisheries …

In the plateaus that stand out with their rich vegetation in Muş (a province of Eastern Anatolia region) migratory beekeepers began their organic honey shift. With its natural water resources and rich flora, producers have embarked on organic honey in the high-altitude plateaus that host beekeepers from different parts of …

“The definition of bee pasture should be created and how it will be protected should be determined” Remzi Güzel, the headman of Anzer Ballıköy, a village situated in Rize province of Black Sea region, stated that Anzer honey is the most important source of livelihood in the region and said, …

Honey harvest has started for Anzer honey produced in Anzer Plateau, located at an altitude of 2300-3000 metres, in İkizdere district of Rize province. In order to produce Anzer honey, whose price competes with gold, approximately 3,500 hives are placed across the plateau according to the rate of insolation every …

Press release… Bees transform the nectar collected from nature into nutrients by enzyme. Scientists have determined that propolis, which bees produce to protect their hives from bacteria and diseases, also has protective properties for humans. So what is propolis, how and how much should it be consumed? Ahmet Bağran Aksoy, …

Rector of Bayburt University Dr. Selçuk Coşkun said that Bayburt honey, which has proved to have a unique consistency, brightness, aroma and nutritional values, differs from other honeys. 100 hives distributed to beekeepers who attended the vocational course… Stating that they have established Beekeeping Research and Application Centre, Dr. Coşkun …