Pine honey - the pride of Turkish beekeepers of Muğla Province

On November 1-4, 2012, the 3rd International Beekeeping and Pine Honey Congress was held at a wonderful Grand Yazici Mares Hotel in Marmaris (in the South of Turkey).(3rd International Beekeeping and Pine Honey Congress).

By invitation of Tetyana Vasylkivska, the Minister of Forestry and Water Affairs of Turkey Prof. Dr. Veysel Eroglu visited a stand of ХХХХІІІ International Apimondia Congress. He listened carefully to the information about the achievements of the All-Ukrainian NGO “Brotherhood of Beekeepers of Ukraine” on the success in international activities that crowned with winning the right to host the International Apimondia Congress 2013 in Ukraine. He wished success to the Ukrainian beekeepers in hosting the World Beekeeping Congress. The Minister expressed his great hope that Turkish beekeepers will make every effort to present their country with dignity in Ukraine in 2013 and win the right to host the Apimondia Congress in Turkey in 2017. He gave the Turkish beekeepers hope that he will support their intention to host the Apimondia Congress in Istanbul.

Representatives of the Organizing Committee held meetings with the President of the Central Union of Turkish Beekeepers Bahri YILMAZ, the Chairman of the Union of Beekepers of Muğla Province Ziya ŞAHİN, the Rector of Mugla University Prof. Dr. Mansur HARMANDAR, scientists and leading moderators of the Scientific-practical conference Prof. Dr. Muhsin DOĞAROĞLU and Assist. Prof. Dr. Aslı ÖZKIRIM, business leaders of Turkey engaged in the manufacturing of beekeeping products and beekeeping equipment. Negotiations with scientific representatives and representatives of world beekeeping associations from Russia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, the countries of Africa and Asia were held.

A meeting of the representatives of the Organizing Committee and the President of Apimondia Gilles Ratia was very important. Consultations on the program of the Congress Apimondia 2013, certain issues concerning the organization of the Congress in Ukraine were held. Representatives of the Organizing Committee held successful meetings with the President of the Regional Commission for Europe Philip McCabe (Ireland) and the Vice – President of Apislavia Cristian Constantinescu.