The country's beekeeping industry is planned to become the leading agricultural sector in the country, the leading honey producer in the region, a strong player in the world markets. With up-to-date knowledge, technology, the industry is going to provide reliable, high-quality products with great value-added. Over the past five years, Iran’s beekeeping industry shifted its focus from producing only one main product, namely honey, to producing other bee secretions. Iran is among the world’s top four honey-producing countries.