Honey collection in Russia remained at last year's level

Wholesale prices for honey have remained almost unchanged Honey production in Russia this year has not decreased compared to the 2023 level, despite adverse weather conditions in a number of regions (drought, frost). Bad weather in some regions was compensated by a large honey harvest in others. The results of the honey harvest were assessed by the press service of the Union of Industrial Beekeepers of Russia (SPPR) based on the organization's internal statistics and data received from colleagues. Also, thanks to the use of modern technologies, industrial beekeepers manage to get more honey from one bee colony, experts say. Beekeeper from the Tula region Alexander Evteev notes that due to the heat this year, the honey harvest on some crops was less than last year. For example, there was no honey from meadow grasses at all. “At the same time, this year there was a good harvest of linden honey, despite the frosts in May, there was an excellent honey harvest from buckwheat,” he adds. ...