Hungary: It’s better if the bees don’t even go near the cornfields

Published 2021년 4월 11일

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Honey prices in Transcarpathia, Ukraine have increased by up to a third over the past year due to high demand and export to EU countries. However, beekeeping requires continuous investment, and the mild winter and varroa mite posed threats to bees. The year brought almost no revenue to beekeepers, and the demand for their artworks, which make up 75-80% of their annual income, has significantly dropped due to surcharges. Interest for sales remains low, and the increase in sugar prices in autumn caused further financial strain. The expansion of capital-intensive agricultural holdings in the county also poses a threat to bee pastures.
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Although the price of honey in Transcarpathia has risen by as much as a third per variety over the past year, demand for it is still not slowing down. People here have realized that they cannot give up the best natural immune booster during this epidemic-laden period. The high price increase is also explained by experts with the fact that this product is also very marketable in EU member states. Much of the export of honey from Ukraine to the western half of the old continent is revealed by the fact that the wholesale companies here have met the quota within two weeks last year. Months before that, a huge buying campaign started all over the country, during which the quantity of honey offered was taken over quite cheaply - recalls beekeeper Csaba Huszár from Beregardo. By the way, few people are aware that beekeeping requires continuous investment, writes magyarmezogazdasag.hu. This particularly affects those living in apiaries when they can only expect some income after many ...
Source: Magro

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