Poland: Flood destroyed over 100 thousand bee colonies

As a result of the September flood, even more than 100 thousand bee families could have been destroyed. This will affect future honey harvests in Poland and the condition of the ecosystem in that region - informed the Polish Chamber of Honey Association. The September flood, which hit southwestern Poland, the Lower Silesian, Opole, Silesian and Lubuskie voivodeships, brought catastrophic consequences for many sectors of the economy, including beekeepers from the Polish Chamber of Honey. The Kłodzko Valley suffered the most, where the flooding of areas such as Nysa, Głuchołazy and Prudnik caused huge losses. The flood destroyed a significant part of the beekeeping infrastructure. Previously, there were almost 430 thousand bee families in these four voivodeships, which constituted a significant part of the bee population in Poland (last year there were about 2.3 million bee families in the country - PAP). The losses incurred by beekeepers also have a huge impact on local ecosystems, ...