Adding to last year's difficulties, the honey season is also starting unfavorably.

This year, the honey season may become one of the most challenging for beekeeping in recent years. It is still too early to sum up the wintering results, but it is already evident that the losses among the apiaries that wintered in the open will be higher than in previous years, writes SEEDS. The main reasons remain the weakening of the colonies and the queenlessness, but this season has added two more factors: the lack of forage and the complicated access of bees to forage due to prolonged low humidity at low temperatures. According to information from various regions, the wintering results vary significantly. Some apiaries have recorded substantial losses. At the same time, those who prepared well for the winter period can expect good results, reports Kurkul.com. Drought and frost weakened the bee colonies due to the weak spring honey harvest. The summer honey harvest was also below average. This led to a honey shortage in the country and high prices for it. By the way, the ...