Beekeepers in Diyarbakir, southeastern Türkiye, postponed their migration to the highlands to June when the plains are full of flowers as a result of spring rains.
Hosting beekeepers from totally different areas throughout spring with its wealthy vegetation, Diyarbakir happy beekeepers with the rains in April and May.
Beekeepers, who had not achieved the specified yield in earlier years as a result of sizzling climate and drought, didn’t but migrate to the highlands this 12 months as a result of the plains have been full of flowers as a result of spring rains.
Benefiting from the colourful flowers within the plains to extend productiveness, beekeepers will set off to the highlands in June.
Mehmet Sıddık Çağrıbay, one of many beekeepers who introduced their bees from Bingöl to Diyarbakir and is ready for subsequent month emigrate to the highlands, informed an Anadolu Agency (AA) correspondent that he has been following the path of flowers for 15 years to supply high quality honey.
Çağrıbay said that spring rains considerably contributed to beekeeping, noting that this fashion, vegetation remained alive for a very long time, flowers stayed contemporary and bees might feed.
Çağrıbay stated: “Without rain, there is no pollen. The more pollen there is, the more larvae there are, the stronger the bee becomes, and there is productivity. This year, it will be good for bees since it rained. If it continues like this, we will be satisfied with flower honey this year.”
Mehmet Gümüş, who’s engaged in beekeeping within the area, stated that they took their bees to Adana within the winter months to feed on orange blossom and got here to Diyarbakir within the spring.
Stating that touring beekeepers desire locations with ample plant variety, Gümüş stated: “When there are no rains, our bees weaken. This year, the positive course of seasonal rains affected both colony richness and honey yield of bees. There are many flower species in Diyarbakir due to the rains. This brings honey. If there is no pollen, there is no honey. We are doing well seasonally.”
Gümüş, expressing that the journey to the highlands has modified this 12 months, stated, “It has a benefit for beekeepers even for a day.”
“Bees can find plenty of pollen”
Professor Dr. Ali Satar, Head of the Department of Zoology at Dicle University Faculty of Science, stated that Diyarbakir is wealthy in plant variety with its Dicle Valley, Hevsel Gardens and different pure beauties.
Satar identified that seasonal adjustments have an effect on all residing issues, together with bees. In latest years, particularly with the rise in temperature, the flowering interval has change into very brief.
Stating that this 12 months, the flowering interval has been prolonged with the rains, Satar stated: “This has become important in beekeeping, and honey production has started to increase. Therefore, when bees go out, they can find plenty of pollen from various plants. Beekeepers generally migrate to cooler areas with flowering plants when the weather warms up. The extension of the period benefited beekeepers. A good harvest is expected in honey. Bees will be stronger as they find food.”
Source: www.dailysabah.com
