Adverse weather cuts Cypriot honey output

Honey production in Cyprus has fallen by as much as 30 per cent in recent years of adverse weather, reflecting mounting pressure on the island’s beekeeping sector from environmental stress, the agricultural department said on Friday.

Senior agricultural officer Lysandros Lysandrides said prolonged drought and heat have reduced average honey yields per hive by at least a third, even though Cyprus has avoided the devastating colony losses recorded in neighbouring countries.

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