The first "Clean Hive Project" is beginning in Turkey

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Turkiye

Published Aug 26, 2023

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The Metropolitan Municipality of Muğla in Turkey is supporting beekeeping producers with various projects, including the Clean Honeycomb Project. As the largest producer of pine honey in Turkey, the municipality is taking measures to prevent damage caused by the Great Wax Moth by freezing the honeycombs at -30C to eliminate moths and residue in the honey. Beekeepers interested in participating in the project can contact the municipality for information and appointments.

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In Muğla, which is one of the most important pine honey production centers of the world and Turkey, the Metropolitan Municipality continues to support beekeeping producers with royal jelly, bee education, bee cake, and clean honeycomb projects. Producing 80 percent of Turkey's pine honey, the Metropolitan Municipality of Muğla has been supporting beekeepers in its fifth year as the "Clean Honeycomb Project", which is the first and only one in Turkey, initiated against the Great Wax Moth, one of the problems of beekeepers. The honeycomb shocking process, which was carried out in Köyceğiz, Milas and Menteşe Districts in the past years, is offered to beekeepers in Marmaris and Köyceğiz Districts this year. Within the framework of the project, which attracted great attention, the combs are delivered to the producers by freezing at -30C in order to prevent the damage caused by moths during the storage period of the combs and to prevent the problem of residue in the honey. Producers who ...

Source: Iha