Extended deadline: Spring inspections in apiaries will continue until May 31

Spring inspections of apiaries are carried out in the period from April 1 to May 15 and from February 1 to May 15 for nosematosis" of all mother-producing farms. However, the period can be extended by order of the Executive Director of the Bulgarian Beekeeping Agency, if there are adverse weather conditions. Beekeeper: The education of many beekeepers is at zero level This year, such conditions are present and spring inspections will be carried out until May 31, 2025, according to an order of the Executive Director of the Bulgarian Beekeeping Agency. During the inspections, if there is suspicion of disease, samples will be taken from the brood or from live bees for laboratory tests, which provide information about the possible causes of the loss. This is clear from the written answer of the Minister of Agriculture Georgi Tahov in response to a parliamentary question about the high winter mortality of bees. For the period from 2008, when the three-year national beekeeping ...