Migratory beekeepers, who spend 11 months of the year away from home, traveling all over Turkey with their bees, started coming to Muğla in August and October to produce pine honey. The migratory beekeepers, who arrived at the beginning of August, announced that they had not been able to produce any honey due to the dry weather. To Subscribe to the Ihlas News Agency YouTube Channel: ► http://bit.ly/IHA-Abone The family of five, who have come to Muğla from the Kozan district of Adana in mid-August to produce pine honey for approximately 20 years, stated that they travel many kilometers for one kilo of honey, and that they spend approximately 15-20 thousand liras in annual moving and transportation expenses alone. Stating that they have been experiencing the difficulties of being migratory beekeepers for years, the beekeepers stated that there is a heavy influx of beekeepers to Muğla during the pine honey season and that they sometimes have problems in accommodation areas for the bees. “We are experiencing space problems” Beekeeper Ömer Coşar, who came from Adana to produce pine honey, said, “We travel 2-3 thousand kilometers a year. Space problems are common. I came here twice to look for a place. We can’t find a place. They gave me a spot for 100 bees. How can I get from Adana to here with 100 hives? I went from Adana to Polatlı. I came here from Polatlı. When the moon blooms, I have to come here. We came here, there’s nothing here for now,” he said. “I constantly travel with 12 people” Stating that he is away from home for most of the year, Coşar said, “I constantly travel with 12 people. My wife, children, grandchildren, all together. I am at home for 3-4 months. Other than that, I am always outside. My children and grandchildren grew up on top of the hives, they slept under the machine while we were extracting honey. We get by despite the sting of the bees.” “No electricity, no water” Stating that she and her husband constantly travel for honey production, Durdu Fatma Coşar said, “We wash laundry and make bread with our hands. We have never known market bread until today. We have no electricity or water in the mountains around us day and night. We live by migrating and landing.” “Agricultural pesticides should be combated” Stating that he has been beekeeping since 2008, Ali Adıgüzel said, “Adana went through a very difficult period for 6-7 years. There was extreme poisoning due to sunflower and millet planting, not only in Adana, but in Mersin and Osmaniye. Something was done about it. The beekeepers put great pressure on this and as a result, productivity was achieved. Our bees did not die this year. 60-70 percent of Turkey’s beekeepers come to the pine trees here out of necessity. They have to come, there is nowhere else to go. The cotton business is over. Even if it was, we cannot cope with the poison anyway. There are some problems here too. Quotas are being introduced. Our troops fought against this too. Another problem of beekeepers is that the authorities do not come to the production areas and ask what the problem is. When this happens, the beekeeper feels very strange,” he said. “Counterfeiters were intervened but not enough” Stating that there is a fight against counterfeit honey, Adıgüzel said, “We cannot give what we produce at its real value. There are also counterfeiters in this business. Counterfeiters were intervened a little but very limited. If they focused on it a little more, our honey would be a little higher in price. The producer does not spend much. Since the producer already has honey, he does not feel the need to travel by gas. If there is no production, his vehicle goes to Kayseri, if it did not happen in Kayseri. He goes to Elazığ, if it does not happen there, he comes to Muğla. All of these are expenses. The truck, the worker, loading, unloading, all of this is money.” #news #breakingnews #agenda ================================== Ihlas News Agency Official Website ► http://www.iha.com.tr Ihlas News Agency Social Media Addresses ► / iha.com.tr ► / ihacomtr ► / ihacomtr ► https://plus.google.com/+ihatr_ihacomtr/ About Ihlas News Agency http://www.iha.com.tr/hakkimizda.html To reach Ihlas News Agency ►http://www.iha.com.tr/hakkimizda.html