Syria: Honey production decreased in Idlib with the shrinkage of bee pastures

In Idlib province in northwestern Syria, honey production decreased as the bees' pasture areas narrowed after the Bashar Assad regime forces seized many settlements with their attacks. According to beekeepers in Idlib, the use of chemical pesticides in agricultural lands near the already shrinking bee pastures also causes a decrease in honey production. Beekeepers say that they are losing money due to the decrease in production due to increasing costs and the low honey prices. Beekeeper Rıdvan Hasan, who migrated to the northern countryside of Idlib with his bees due to the regime attacks in Sarman village in the south of Idlib, told Anadolu Agency (AA) that honey production has decreased due to the limited bee pasture areas. Stating that the care of bees is troublesome, Hasan said, "If there are dead bees or moths in the hives, we clean them. We control the toxins that the hives are exposed to." he said. Explaining that the bees feed on the corn ...