Tag "méztermelés"

Effective action must be taken against the placing of fake honey on the EU market

Effective action must be taken against the placing of fake honey on the EU market, for example by marking and separating natural and unnatural honey, but in the meantime, the...

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Hungarian honey production is in crisis: drought and imported honey complicate the situation

An increasingly serious problem in our country is the drastic decrease in honey production, the main causes of which are the drought and the dumping of cheap, low-quality imported honey...

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The work of beekeepers is greatly appreciated and given special support

The activity of beekeepers makes our environment livable and sustainable. Honey can be imported, but pollination cannot, but without it, there is no future and no food security either –...

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Beekeeping is one of the most important branches of agriculture

Honey can be imported, but pollination cannot, which is why it is necessary to support the activities of beekeepers by all means and stop the flow of artificial honey from...

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What we can learn from bees, or 5 enviable bee characteristics

Busy as a bee – you know the saying, don’t you? The expression did not come out of thin air, our little striped friends are truly the hardest working creatures...

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Beekeepers: this year’s harvest prospects are good, but the low purchase price is a problem for large honey producers

This year’s acacia season may be favorable for domestic beekeepers, however, as a result of persistently low purchase prices caused by Chinese honey flowing into the European Union – mostly...

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Balázs Győrffy: the V4 agricultural organizations are holding a joint farmer demonstration

The agrarian chambers of the Visegrad countries are organizing a joint demonstration together with the representatives of Latvia and Lithuania on February 22, drawing the public’s attention to the fact...

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The payment of the bee animal welfare subsidy has begun

Hungary was the first in the European Union to introduce animal welfare support for beekeepers, which farmers requested after 890,000 bee colonies – said Minister of Agriculture István Nagy. István...

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A producer from Harta promotes domestic honey by adopting a hive

Although the 1.2 million beehives of 20,000 Hungarian beekeepers produce 25,000 tons of honey every year, honey consumption per capita in Hungary is only 1 kg/year. Meanwhile, imported honey-like products are...

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Hungarian beekeeping activity was presented in Strasbourg

Minister of Agriculture István Nagy and Fidesz member of the European Parliament Balázs Hidvéghi drew attention to the protection of Hungarian and European beekeepers on Monday in Strasbourg. The Hungarian beekeeping...

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Georgian-Hungarian agricultural relations continue to develop

Georgian-Hungarian agricultural economic relations are expanding at such a rate that Europe and Asia can clearly benefit from it, said Minister of Agriculture István Nagy on Thursday in Tsinandali, where...

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Beekeeping is not only an economic activity

Beekeeping cannot be seen only as an economic activity. Its primary purpose is not to sell honey, but to ensure pollination. In order to maintain biodiversity, bees are necessary – said...

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Water restrictions have been ordered in several parts of Italy due to the drought caused by the heat wave

Temperatures are still around forty degrees in the central and northern parts of Italy, and due to the extreme drought, water restrictions have been introduced in Liguria and Sicily as...

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Georgian-Hungarian agricultural cooperation is at the gate of huge opportunities

Minister of Agriculture István Nagy held talks with his Georgian partner in Tbilisi. The two heads of ministries signed a declaration of cooperation in the fields of seed cultivation, winemaking...

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Protecting pollinators is our common duty

Agriculture Minister István Nagy and Slovenia’s ambassador Marjan Cencen drew attention to the protection of pollinators and the preservation of biological diversity by planting trees together. The head of the...

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The beekeepers in Tiszántúl produced half as much honey because of the drought

Due to the summer drought, beekeepers were able to produce half of the usual amount of honey, mainly east of the Danube, the founding president of the Békés County Beekeepers’...

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Prime Minister’s Cabinet Office: the protection of the domestic and European honey market is extremely important

The protection of the domestic and European honey market is extremely important, the Prime Minister’s Cabinet Office told MTI on Friday. According to the announcement, beekeepers, like all actors in...

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Ministry of Agriculture: Turkish-Hungarian agricultural relations must be further strengthened

There are further opportunities in the Turkish-Hungarian agribusiness relations – Minister of Agriculture István Nagy stated, according to the ministry’s statement, after he met with his Turkish counterpart Váhit Kiriscsi...

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The Romanian honey crop was literally destroyed by the drought

This year’s honey harvest in Romania will fall well short of the average of previous years, it will not exceed 12-13 thousand tons – Romanian media quoted Ioan Fetea, president...

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Minister of Agriculture: despite this year’s weaker production there will be enough honey for domestic consumption

There will be enough honey in Hungary this year. The honey production of about 10 thousand tons and reserves will cover the internal consumption despite the weaker results – Minister...

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European beekeeping is in crisis

European beekeeping is in crisis, so the European Commission must investigate the reasons for the decline in bee colonies and make a proposals to treat the crisis – Nagy István,...

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Nagy István: honey production should be encouraged

Around 20,000 bee-keeping families, 1.2 million bee colonies are living in Hungary. About 20-25,000 tonnes of honey are produced a year in the country. Honey production needs to be stimulated...

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The Hungarian honey market is in trouble

Due to falling European demand and the cheaper Ukrainian, Romanian and Bulgarian competitors, there is no demand for Hungarian honey – Világgazdaság Online reports. Although accurate data on honey production...

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New aid scheme for beekeepers

In order to make beekeeping more competitive and to maintain the health of bee populations, the Ministry of Agriculture has developed a new support scheme for beekeepers – Magyar Nemzet...

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Beekeeping Association: the number of beekeepers is reducing

In the past one or two years, the number of beekeepers has begun to decline as it becomes increasingly difficult to keep bees, the president of the National Hungarian Beekeeping...

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Only 35 percent of the honey produced can be sold by Hungarian producers in the EU market

Because of fake Chinese honey, only 35 percent of honey produced by Hungarian producers can be sold on the EU market – Bross Péter, president of the National Hungarian Association...

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Low honey prices are expected

The honey prices are extremely depressed on the European market, because last year's stocks, and the Chinese, Ukrainian and South American import items cause a serious decline in prices –...

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The Nébih and the beekeepers together for the Hungarian honey

The beekeepers and the food safety authority will protect the quality Hungarian honey together in the future – the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) told MTI on Tuesday. According...

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Beekeepers will close a good year

This year’s honey harvest will be one thousand tonne more than in 2014, despite the drought and the extremely hot summer – Napi Gazdaság wrote. Although the volume of sunflower...

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