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Greece faces severe drop in honey production, prices expected to rise
Honey production in Greece is expected to fall by up to 90% this year, according to public broadcaster ERT.
Reports indicate a 40-50% decrease in production compared to last year, with regions like Crete experiencing reductions of 80-90%.
Eastern city seeks global honey branding after EU recognition
Following the geographical indication registration of Bingöl honey by the European Union (EU), producers plan to elevate the local product in the eastern province to global brand status.
‘Mad honey’: Türkiye’s elixir with dark side
Its fans swear it can cure heart palpitations, dodgy stomachs and even impotence. Yet every year hundreds of people end up in hospital after gorging themselves on Türkiye's "mad honey."
But beekeeper Bayram Demirciler is adamant the honey his bees make high in the mountains above the Black Sea "has never caused any problems."
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Vatopedi Monastery: Seeks customers by SMS for its... eshop
From honey, wine, oil to nutritional supplements, can be bought by anyone who is interested - See the SMS they send
Beekeepers, students, health workers take to Athens streets
A beekeeper stands on beehives to address the crowd, in front of the Parliament during a demonstration in central Athens on Thursday. Beekeepers from around the country rallied in Syntagma Square with demands including help with high production costs and the unfair competition from imported honey labeled as Greek.
Honey yield plummets amid heavy rainfall
Due to the abrupt shifts in temperatures, heavy rainfall had detrimental effects on the country's largest honey producers, resulting in a 50 percent decrease in honey yields this year compared to last, yet the honey has turned out to be of a much higher quality.
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Geographically indicated products enhanced via high tech
The Agriculture and Forestry Ministry has started using NMR (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance) technology for mapping, creating libraries, and obtaining registration certificates for Türkiye's geographically indicated products, including olive oil, honey and hazelnut.
Iraq honey production at the mercy of heat and drought
An oppressive heat beats down on the central Iraqi province of Babylon, where drought and rising temperatures are hitting bees and honey production hard.
Beekeeper Mohamed Aliawi knows it all too well as he checks on dozens of hive boxes placed at the feet of tall palm trees in the fields of Al-Reghila village.
Ministry establishes 733 honey forests in 79 cities
Establishing 733 honey forests in 79 out of 81 provinces, the Agriculture and Forestry Ministry is aiming to increase this figure to 790 by the end of 2023, stating that Türkiye ranks second in the world in honey production.
Amanos Mountains to open to ecotourism
Following Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu's statements on Amanos Mountains in Türkiye's south that it has been cleared of terrorists, the region is expected to be opened to ecotourism, according to the Regional Directorate of Forestry.
The Amanos Mountains, in which the security forces have actively struggled against the PKK since 1992, has been completely cleared of the terrorism.
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