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20 May 2020 / 19:45
The pandemic did not affect the activity of beekeepers
The Coronavirus pandemic did not affect their activity. On the contrary, beekeepers in the country enjoy an increased demand from customers, who want to increase their immunity with the help of honey. However, this year's harvest could be endangered by unfavorable weather conditions. Acacia is delayed in flowering, which could seriously reduce the production of the most expensive type of honey. However, for beekeepers, today is a holiday. World Bee Day is celebrated around the world, reports Moldova 1.
Petru Chiriacov from Comrat says that he inherited the love for bees from his grandfather. In addition, the beekeeper is proud of the fact that other members of his family continue to develop beekeeping in the region, owning together over a thousand bee families.
"We have 170 families. We are in the acacia grove. We still hope it will bloom beautifully and we will have a harvest. It should be warmer at night so that the acacia releases nectar. Now we still have to consolidate the bee families, in order to develop and at least in the sunflower to gather a richer harvest," mentioned Petru Chiriacov.
The beekeeper says that the bees did not suffer this winter thanks to the high temperatures. Another positive factor is the increase in demand for honey, especially in the period since the onset of the pandemic.
"People are starting to demand more and more pollen, polyfloral honey. In the last two months, sales have doubled, customers call us, we make deliveries. In other years, I got about 30-40 kg of honey from a single family. For this year, it is difficult to make some estimates for the time being, we are counting on a good summer," the beekeeper also said.
Last year, about four thousand tons of honey were produced in the country, most of which went to export, mainly to countries such as Italy, Slovakia and Romania.
"We have 170 families. We are in the acacia grove. We still hope it will bloom beautifully and we will have a harvest. It should be warmer at night so that the acacia releases nectar. Now we still have to consolidate the bee families, in order to develop and at least in the sunflower to gather a richer harvest," mentioned Petru Chiriacov.
The beekeeper says that the bees did not suffer this winter thanks to the high temperatures. Another positive factor is the increase in demand for honey, especially in the period since the onset of the pandemic.
"People are starting to demand more and more pollen, polyfloral honey. In the last two months, sales have doubled, customers call us, we make deliveries. In other years, I got about 30-40 kg of honey from a single family. For this year, it is difficult to make some estimates for the time being, we are counting on a good summer," the beekeeper also said.
Last year, about four thousand tons of honey were produced in the country, most of which went to export, mainly to countries such as Italy, Slovakia and Romania.
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