Bad Year for Honey in Costa Rica

Adverse climate effects have led to a lower production of honey, which will not be enough to meet demand in the local market by the end of the year.

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

According to projections by the Tropical Bee Research Center, at the National University this year production was one-third what it was in 2014. Consequently beekeepers and packaging companies will be affected by this low level of honey production in the country.

William Mora, a representative from Ecomiel told Nacion.com that "... The decline has been seen for four years. A sale of 90 barrels was expected for every year, but so far there are only about 30. However so far they only have one and it is projected that production will keep going until June to meet the needs of customers. "

Johan Van Veen, researcher at the Center for Tropical Bee Research at the National University, added that "... Drought affects soil moisture, trees produce flowers but with little nectar, also wind conditions make the bees spend more energy going out in search of food, and the little they get they use to feed other bees that leave the hive. "

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