Hungary: Beekeeping sector overview

Published 2021년 5월 18일

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The article highlights the economic and environmental challenges faced by Hungary's beekeeping sector, with a declining number of beekeepers due to rising costs and diminishing profits. Adverse weather conditions exacerbated by climate change are impacting honey production, and the sector is plagued by health issues and tensions from the high number of bee families and varying professional standards. The industry also struggles with honey adulteration and competition from larger exporting countries. Despite these challenges, there is growth in direct sales and interest in by-products like pollen, propolis, and royal jelly, particularly in the functional food market.

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Original content

You have to beekeeping in increasingly difficult conditions and it is becoming less and less worth it. The economics of beekeeping are declining year by year. The amount of work is given, production costs are also rising in this sector, with a growing risk factor. Currently, 16,000 beekeepers take care of the domestic herd of about 900,000 bee families. 20-30 types of honey can be collected in Hungary, the most important are acacia, rapeseed, sunflower, phacelia, linden and chestnut. Around 2010, it was still a lucrative sector, with many opting for an income-supplementing occupation, but with the right farm size, it was also able to provide a livelihood with small compromises. At the time, they feared the profession was aging, and then many of them looked like scapegoats from the young farmer’s tender as a scapegoat. And their risk was obviously greater than those who papered their own farm in the family as a grant. Adverse weather and economic conditions soon reshaped the income ...

Source: Agraragazat