In Kurdistan, beekeepers sweeten lives as business flourishes
Osman Mullah Abdulla has been keeping bees for 15 years, making a living by producing and selling honey. That makes him self-sufficient and in no need of government handouts. Abdullah, the most experienced beekeeper in the village of Pishtashan in Sulaimani province, has 500 beehives which produce 400 tons of honey a year. Although the […]Rawa Abdulla writes for Rudaw:
Osman Mullah Abdulla has been keeping bees for 15 years, making a living by producing and selling honey. That makes him self-sufficient and in no need of government handouts.
Abdullah, the most experienced beekeeper in the village of Pishtashan in Sulaimani province, has 500 beehives which produce 400 tons of honey a year.
Although the Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources does not have specific data about the number of bees, beekeepers and their products, according to other data it is estimated that around 350,000 to 500,000 beehives and 10,000 beekeepers exist in the region.
