Best Practices
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Regeneration through Education
The enthusiasm and knowledge of Adelaide, right after she completed her studies on permaculture and regenerative farming, enabled her to take over from her father (Marco) organic beekeeping company and to transform it into a diverse business model, while pursuing her own vision of restoring a sustainable environment by innovative production methods. Different “brands”, each…
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Podere 101
Podere 101 is a young agricultural company born from the desire to do something concrete to contrast climate change, protecting and enriching the biodiversity of the territory, with an agroecological approach compared to traditional agriculture.
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Organising honey tasting at your apiary
After many years as a chef, sommelier and cookbook author, Malin wrote a book (World Changing Cookbook) together with climate scientist Johan Rockström, director of the Potsdam Institute for climate impact research, that for sure changed her career!
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Opus Apis – In labore fructum
Opus Apis has its roots in Paolo’s beekeeping business that began in 2006 then in 2017 it also became an artisanal cookie and breadstick making workshop. Plus a laboratory of ideas that aims to generate awareness and sensitivity on the issues of food, bees and nature.
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BeeBo – Co-experiential Marketing in Beekeeping
BeeBo, an innovative beekeeping initiative based in Bologna, Italy, exemplifies the fusion between traditional beekeeping and modern marketing and educational strategies, termed “co-experiential marketing.” This approach leverages the collective experiences of the community to promote beekeeping and environmental awareness.
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Nektária – regional honey competition
Beekeeping, a profession with deep historical roots, has become increasingly challenging in recent years due to climate change and economic shifts. In 2022, György and Anna Hatos, in collaboration with the Székelygazda organization, envisioned a way to showcase the exceptional quality of honey produced by Transylvanian farmers to consumers.
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Apitherapy, educational trail
It is located in Transylvania, in Harghita county, 6 km northwest of Gyergyószentmiklós, on the south side of the Szármány mountain, at an altitude of 853 metres above sea level.
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Educational/Demonstration Garden, Agricultural High School Zeyk Domokos
The idea for the educational beekeeping garden was born in 2020 when György began teaching a beekeeping course. He recognized the need for a small apiary with fewer bees where small groups could gather around the hive and watch the educational demonstrations.
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Trademark for their produce (Mézözön/Honeycomb)
The aim of the Honeycomb project is to promote cooperation between local operators in order to sell products through short supply chains, created by beekeepers and beekeeping associations. The project will provide an opportunity to promote local honey and beekeeping products and to bring premium quality local products to local consumers in the shortest possible way.…
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Premium Queen Breeding
Melinda Tófalvi read the first book on beekeeping in 1987, before applying to university, which sparked her interest in mother/queen rearing. Although beekeepers were aware of the importance of mother rearing, controlled mother rearing was not yet widespread.