World-famous Hungarian honey in danger!
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Bees thought that spring had arrived, but now they have to deal with the minuses since the real winter weather regained the Carpathian Basin. Moreover, Hungarian honey producers struggle with the invasion of mites, too. Below are the details.
According to napi.hu, the milder winter in Hungary affected the honey producers significantly. Bees started to brood in January, which is quite natural when warmth returns but unusual in this month. Of course, 2023 was not the first mild winter in the last few years.
However, if minuses arrive again – as the weather turned quite wintery these days – bee families might be in danger. If they do not end brooding they will lose their food sources and die.
The chairman of the Hungarian association of honey makers, Péter Bross, told public broadcaster Kossuth Rádió that bees would remain active until the sun is shining and the temperature is high.
In October, the bee families should be resting. Instead, last year, they were active and collected pollen. That was not a good sign because it is hard for them to transform the pollen they found then to their winter food source, i.e. honey. Besides, storing that pollen needs time, Mr Bross added.
