Fires – 10,000 tons of pine honey were “burned” – Beekeepers demand support measures

There are many problems that the catastrophic fires that have hit the country in recent weeks have "bequeathed" to the Greek beekeeping industry. Problems concerning both the places where beekeepers "grazed" their flocks and the number of swarms, as a significant number of them could not be saved from the countless fiery fronts.

The Ministry of Rural Development and Food holds meetings after meetings to find solutions that will help professionals in the field. In fact, as the Minister of Rural Development and Food, Spilios Livanos, pointed out in a recent interview, a program for the restoration of bees is being developed.

From the side of agricultural compensation organization ELGA, as pointed out by executives of the organization to the Athenian-Macedonian News Agency, the checks in Evia, Attica, Ilia, Laconia and Arcadia were completed and the findings are expected to be drafted, so that the procedures for the compensation of the beneficiaries can proceed.

According to estimates by ELGA, more than 9,000 swarms of bees were severely damaged by the fires in all the areas, in which checks were conducted.

"With the completion of the drafting of the findings, EL.GA. will proceed to the payment of the compensations and not to the advance payment to the beneficiaries," the competent executives pointed out to APE-MPE.

The biggest blow in Evia

With the burned areas totaling 100,000 hectares the biggest problem for beekeepers is located in the area of ​​Evia, which received the biggest blow.

Most professionals in the industry took their beehives to the second largest island in the country, a place where 65% of the pine honey was produced.

As the president of the Federation of Beekeeping Associations of Greece (OMSE),...