Spain: COAG estimates a reduction in the honey harvest of over 40% due to the effects of the drought
Honey
Spain
Published Sep 20, 2022
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COAG estimates a reduction in the honey harvest at the national level between 40 and 50 percent due to the effects of the drought and the losses caused by the bee-eater. The lower presence of insects due to the scarce flowering and the absence of ponds has turned honey bees into the main food of this migratory bird.
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In addition, according to the agrarian organization in a press release collected by Ical, the flocks of bee-eaters go to hunt bees in the nearby apiaries and their song scares the bees, which remain without leaving, inside the hives. This behavior is dangerous for the hives at the end of the summer since the bees do not leave until the bee-eaters disappear, losing the best hours of foraging, which decreases the breeding and, therefore, the population that has to winter. In the case of Castilla y León, COAG points out that the beekeepers who transhumanced to Extremadura and Portugal had an acceptable spring honey harvest, on the other hand, the oak honey harvest has been disastrous. On the other hand, between January and June of this year, Spanish operators acquired a total of 20,243 tons of honey, 4,221 tons more than in the same semester of 2021. The level of honey purchases during this first semester was at very high levels. superior to those of the first semesters of previous ...
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