Bees for Development Journal 125 December 2017
45th APIMONDIA INTERNATIONAL APICULTURAL CONGRESS Istanbul, Turkey
Photos © Milan Wiercx van Rhijn
The recent Apimondia Congress held in Istanbul in late September was a tremendous success. Thousands of people from all continents came together to share knowledge, make new contacts, and to admire and question all the new developments and inventions of people and companies worldwide. The Apimondia Scientific Commission Beekeeping for Rural Development organised seven Symposia, with topics ranging from honey hunting and microfranchising, to apitourism in Nepal, and the best approaches to beekeeping development (and see Guy Stubb’s article on pages five to eight). The next Apimondia Congress will be held in September 2019 in Montréal, Canada. An event not to miss, as the Apimondia Scientific Commission Beekeeping for Rural Development has great plans for Apimondia 2019! Until then, enjoy these images from the excellent Apimondia Congress in Turkey.
Balparmak honey company’s modern premises in Istanbul
Turkey is a vast country, home to five separate races of the honey bee Apis mellifera. Bees of each race were brought to a site near to the Congress to give delegates the opportunity to see them.
Balparmak’s sophisticated laboratories analyse all honey bought by the company
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