In Zonguldak, a mother and her daughters produce chestnut honey through their beekeeping profession.

Meliha Akosman, a resident of Zonguldak, continues the beekeeping profession inherited from her grandfather with her daughters Esra Akosman and Nagihan Akosman Durmaz. The chestnut honey produced through women's solidarity in this tradition that has been ongoing for three generations is becoming a source of income for the family. The women of the Akosman family living in Zonguldak are shoulder to shoulder in sustaining the beekeeping profession despite the harsh natural conditions. The daughters of 65-year-old mother Meliha Akosman, Esra Akosman (36) and Nagihan Akosman Durmaz (38), have taken the beekeeping inherited from their grandfathers to a professional level with their father's experience. The women, who work all day at the hives in the chestnut forests, both contribute to the family economy and try to promote Zonguldak chestnut honey. "I raised my children protecting them from bee stings" Meliha Akosman, who has dedicated her years to beekeeping, stated that she raised her ...