Turkey risks being left without honey

  A new report by an environmental foundation revealed that bee colonies in
Turkey have halved in number due to poor beekeeping practices and climate
change, daily Radikal reported yesterday.

  According to the* Turkish Foundation for Combating Erosion, for
Reforestation and the Protection of Natural Habitats, or *TEMA, report on
beekeeping, mass extinction of bees has been occurring for the past two
years. First, 32,000 bee colonies died in Hatay in 2007. Later, in Adıyaman,
Ardahan and Ankara, the bee population declined by more than 50 percent.

  The recent drought throughout the country has also negatively affected
beekeeping. In 2006, the flora bees feed on froze due to cold weather. The
colonies were unable to cultivate new bee strains. Therefore, they got weak
and were exterminated.

  According to research by the Scientific and Technological Research Council
of Turkey, or TÜBITAK, American Foulbrood disease has been detected among
the species in Bitlis, Diyarbakır and Hatay. European Union regulations say
the colonies having this disease have to be incinerated. Although Turkey has
signed these regulations, incineration has not taken place yet, according to
TEMA.

  Turkey has 4.5 million bee colonies which produce 50-60,000 tons of honey
per year. However, this amount was halved in 2007 and Turkey ended up in a
position where it had to import honey.

http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=110755





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