Bee day: Italian honey harvest collapses by 30%

Published 2021년 5월 20일

Tridge summary

Italy has seen a significant decrease in honey production, with a 30% drop in 2021 due to extreme weather conditions that negatively impacted bee activity. The country faces challenges in honey collection, affecting various types of honey and threatening biodiversity as bees are crucial for pollination. This situation underscores the importance of native honey production, given the potential health and environmental risks from imported honey. To support the local honey industry and minimize the consumption of foreign honey, Coldiretti recommends looking for locally sourced honey and directly contacting producers. With over 1.6 million hives and around 70,000 beekeepers in Italy, there is a diverse range of honey types available, making it a significant contribution to the country's agricultural sector.

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Honey production in Italy collapsed by at least 30% in a 2021 marked on average by almost one extreme event a day between drought, water bombs, violent hailstorms and frost in the middle of spring that destroyed the blooms, heavily compromising the work of the bees. This is what emerges from the analysis of Coldiretti on the occasion of the world day of bees based on the data of the European Severe Weather Database (ESWD), The hot winter and the crazy spring marked by frosts - underlines Coldiretti - have created in many regions serious problems with hives with bees that are unable to collect nectar with a drop in yields for all types, from acacia to citrus, compared to the national average annual production of 25 million kilos. The difficulties of bees - points out Coldiretti - are a serious danger to biodiversity considering that they are an indicator of the health of the environment and are used by farmers to pollinate flowers. 3 out of 4 food crops depend to some extent on ...

Source: Coldiretti