Beekeeping
Honey export to drop by 85 percent,shortages on local market
BELGRADE - Export of honey from Serbia will drop this year by around 85 percent, and shortages of acacia honey are expected to hit the local market due to the lack of acacia grazing, President of the Serbian Federation of Beekeeping Organisations (SPOS) Rodoljub Zivadinovic said.
Bulgarian Farmers to Get BGN 52M in Subsidies
Bulgaria's State Fund Agriculture has approved 232 new projects totaling BGN 51,787,376 under the Rural Development Program, according to the official information.
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Mass Death of Bees in Bulgaria's Dobrudzha
Over a thousand hives have been affected by the mass death of bees in Zafirovo, a village situated in Bulgaria's north-eastern region of Dobrudzha.
Hristo Tsonev, a beekeeper in Zafirovo for the last 20 years, described the phenomenon as "unprecedented", as he was quoted by Bulgaria's television channel bTV.
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Greenpeace warns Greek bees at risk due to ‘toxic cocktail’
A new study by the environmental protection group Greenpeace has shown that the pollen collected by European bees contains up to 17 different pesticides, with checks on 10 pollen samples from beehives in Greece revealing seven of the chemicals.
Glamocic: Honey exports generate more revenue than meat
BELGRADE – The Sixth Governmental Beekeeping Fair, bringing together a total of 97 participants from all over Serbia, was opened by Serbian Agriculture Minister Dragan Glamocic at the Belgrade Fair on Saturday.