The visit of the President of the International Federation of Beekeeping Associations, Mr.Gilles Ratia, to the apiary “Honey fields”

The President of the International Federation of Beekeeping Associations, Mr.Gilles Ratia, the President of the Organizing Committee of the XXXXIII International Apicultural Congress, Mrs. Tetiana Vasylkivska, and the Presidentof the Regional Commission of Okeania, Ms. Maureen Maxwell visited the apiary “Honey fields” on 15 April 2013 within the framework of his visit to Ukraine aimed at the inspection of the preparation stage of the XXXXIII International Apicultural Congress.

The apiary “Honey fields” is located near a small picturesque village Grebinky, Kyiv Oblast, close to a big pond Protoky. It is headed by Mr. Viktor Vasyliovych Yatsenko, the beekeeper, who’s been working in apiculture for 10 years. ”Honey Fields” is family business established by Mr. Yatsenko and his wife Mrs. Olena Viktorivna Yatsenko. Parent’s passion for beekeeping was adopted by their children. As per moment Mr. and Mrs. Yatsenkos' daughter, Ms. Anatasia Yatsenko, is working as a lector in the National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine. The son is bee queen breeder at father’s apiary.

”Honey Fields” was created practically on the bare place. When the family bought the land there was nothing there. Today the apiary has a big house, the premises for making the beehives and the spot with 200 beehives. The apiary has a bee breeding facility status meaning it has the right to breed bee queens and sell out the bee families. The species bred here is Ukrainian Steppe Honey Bee.

Mr. President inspected the apiary and the beehive spot and had a very interesting comprehensive conversation with Mr. Oleksandr Yatsenko, the son of Mr. Viktor Yatsenko, about bee queen breeding, its regional peculiarities and secrets.

Mr. Ratia and Ms. Maureen were impressed by the hospitality of the family, by the apiary, its organization and the high criteria applied by Mr. Oleksandr Yatsenko in his work on bee queen breeding. This was an exceptionally pleasant and interesting evening for all the participants.

Visit of the President of the International Federation of Beekeeping Associations Apimondia, Mr. Gilles Ratia, to Soledar

The President of the International Federation of Beekeeping Associations Apimondia, Mr. Gilles Ratia, visited the Salt Shaft in Soledar (Donetsk Region) on 12 April 2013 within the framework of his visit to Ukraine aimed at the inspection of the preparation stage of the XXXXIII International Apicultural Congress.

The Salt Shaft is one of the most interesting tourist sites in Easter Ukraine. The salt mining in the shaft is over as per moment. The depth of the shaft is 300 meters under the ground. The tourists see the grand galleries excavated in the salt-rock as they descend down. The museum, the working church and the speleotherapy sanatorium “Salt Symphony” are established there. There is also an exposition of salt figures made by local masters, including the Palm which imitates the well-known Palm of Mertsalov, the symbol of Donbas depicted in the Coat of arms of Donetsk Oblast. The air of the Salt Shaft is very useful for breathing as it is additionally saturated by the air of the adjacent shaft where the salt is being mined.

The President of Apimondia, Mr. Gilles Ratia, saw the shaft and its facilities and participated in the football match held between the members of the Organizing Committee and the Beekeepers Association of Luhansk Regions. The match ended in a draw. Friendship and fruitful cooperation for the benefit of the XXXXIII International Apicultural Congress was acknowledged to be a winner.

Visit of the President of the International Federation of Beekeeping Associations Apimondia, Mr. Gilles Ratia, to Sviatohirsk Lavra

The President of the International Federation of Beekeeping Associations Apimondia, Mr. Gilles Ratia, visited Sviatohirsk Lavra on 11 April 2013 within the framework of his visit to Ukraine aimed at the inspection of the preparation stage of the XXXXIII International Apicultural Congress.

Russian company Trading House “Tentorium” is interested in promoting XXXXIII International Apicultural Congress in Russia and Ukraine

The meeting between the representatives of the Organizing Committee of the XXXXIII International Apicultural Congress and the representatives of the Russian company Trading House “Tentorium” was held on 21 March 2013.

The representatives of the Organizing Committee were present at the meeting as follows: the President of the Organizing Committee of the XXXXIII International Apicultural Congress Mrs. Tetiana Vasylkivska, the Technical Coordinator of the Organizing Committee of the XXXXIII International Apicultural Congress Mr. Anatoly Kharkovenko and the Secretary of the Organizing Committee of the XXXXIII International Apicultural Congress Mr. Sergiy Shmulia.

The representatives of the company Trading House “Tentorium” were present at the meeting as follows: the Advisor to the President of the Company Mr. Alexander Dunin and the Director General of the company Mrs. Elvira Shaikhutdinova.

The company Trading House “Tentorium” produces and sells cosmetics and wellness goods based on beekeeping products. This is one of the largest CIS entreprizes that provides a wide range of apiphytoproducts to the consumers.

The conduction of the XXXXIII International Apicultural Congress in Kyiv is a great chance for many CIS companies to represent themselves globally, to find partners, potential clients and customers from Europe, to exchange their ideas and gain experience by communicating with the leading apispecialists of the world.

Understanding the perspectives provided for the participants of the Congress the company Trading House “Tentorium” is much interested in participating in ApiExpo 2013 and in comprehensive support and promotion of the XXXXIII International Apicultural Congress in Russian Federation.

The representatives of the company congratulated the NGO “Brotherhood of Ukrainian Beekeepers” with their win in the difficult struggle for the conduction of the XXXXIII International Apicultural Congress. They also expressed their endorsement of the dedicated work in terms of the Congress preparation.

The representatives of the company Trading House “Tentorium” emphasized the importance of such powerful international organization as Apimondia. The association has been working for the best of all the beekeepers of the world for over 100 years now, promoting and fostering the harmonization of high standards of the beekeeping production, popularizing honey and honey products among people and providing opportunity to the exchange of the ideas, innovations and information for everybody engaged in the industry.

The session of the Board and the General Meeting of the Organizing Committee of the XXXXIII International Apicultural Congress

The session of the Board and the General Meeting of the Organizing Committee of the XXXXIII International Apicultural Congress was held in the premises of Ukrainian Laboratory of Quality and Safety of Agricultural Products (Ukraine, 08162, Kievo-svyatoshinskiy district, Chabany village, Mashinobudivnykiv str., 7) on 13 March 2013.

The session was devoted to the discussion and recording the landmark results of the preparation of the Congress Programs and Projects in order to process the reports for Apimondia Executive Board.

The following Members of the Organizing Committee were present at the session:

The President of the XXXXIII International Apicultural Congress, The President of the Organizing Committee of the XXXXIII International Apicultural Congress, The Head of the Board of Ukrainian Nongovernmental Organization “Brotherhood of Ukrainian Beekeepers” Mrs. Tetiana Vasylkivska

Technical Coordinator of the Organizing Committee of the XXXXIII International Apicultural Congress Mr. Anatoliy Kharkovenko

Communications Coordinator of the Organizing Committee of the XXXXIII International Apicultural Congress Mr. Yuriy Riphyak

Tours Coordinator of the of the Organizing Committee of the XXXXIII International Apicultural Congress Mr. Serhii Pidmohylny

The Officer for the organization of the International Exhibition ApiExpo 2013 of the Organizing Committee of the XXXXIII International Apicultural Congress Mr. Anatoliy Tkachenko

The Secretary of the Organizing Committee of the XXXXIII International Apicultural Congress Mr. Sergiy Shmulia

The Coordinator of the Science Conference of the XXXXIII International Apicultural Congress Mrs. Nadia Luschak

The Coordinator of the External Communications of the Organizing Committee of the XXXXIII International Apicultural Congress Ms. Katherine Idiatrova

The Heads of the Scientific Commissions of Ukraine of the Organizing Committee of the XXXXIII International Apicultural Congress:

PhD Volodymyr Afanasenko the Head of the Scientific Commission of Ukraine Beekeeping for Rural Development, PhD Olga Yacenko the Head of the Scientific Commission of Ukraine Economy, M.D. Dmytro Senyshyn the Head of the Scientific Commission of Ukraine Apitherapy, PhD Marek Chmielevsky the Head of the Scientific Commission of Ukraine Bee health.

The Heads of the Companies cooperating with the Organizing Committee in terms of the Congress preparation, namely of the IEC, Alpaka, Stand Point, Terra Incognita, Scherp-Expo, Worldservice Group, Qubstudio, Chumakway.

The specialists of the Apicultural Academic Department named after Nestervodsky V.A. of the Education and Research Institute of Animal Science and Water Bioresources Mr. O. Losev and Mr. I. Golovetski were present at the session.