TURKEY, SECOND LARGEST BEEKEEPING COUNTRY IN THE WORLD...
Turkey, the world's second largest beekeeping country after China... Selçuk Solmaz, head of Ankara Beekeepers Association (AAYB), said, "Turkey is one of few self-sufficient countries in beekeeping," Founded in 2003, AAYB aims to train beekeepers, discuss difficulties of the profession and find solutions to produce various bee products with more fertile and high-quality methods, Solmaz explained. Solmaz emphasized Turkey is also one of few countries with varied honey plants and premium quality honey production. "Turkish honey is becoming sought after in the world cuisine. The variation also covers the chestnut, thyme, citrus, pine, lavender, acacia, highland plant and wildflower honey. Moreover recently, beekeepers in Turkey started producing royal jelly, pollen, propolis and bee venom" he added. Solmaz told there are about 118,000 beehives in Turkey's capital Ankara, compared to around 50,000 in 2003. "This shows that the beekeeping sect...