Management and Treatment of Honey Bee Colony Diseases in the DOKAP Region
The program, hosted by the Ordu Apiculture Research Institute Directorate, was attended by Ordu Governor Mr. Muammer EROL; Ordu Metropolitan Municipality Deputy Mayor Mr. Celal TEZCAN; DOKAP President Mr. Hakan GÜLTEKİN; Dean of Ordu University Faculty of Agriculture Prof. Dr. Fatih ÖNER; Ordu Provincial Director of Agriculture and Forestry Mr. Bayram AY; Provincial Control Laboratory Director Mr. Nizamittin AÇIKBAŞ; TMO Regional Director Mr. Yusuf AKAY; Provincial Director of the Social Security Institution Mr. Mehmet Yaşar GÜNAY; Provincial Coordinator of the Agriculture and Rural Development Support Institution Mr. Berkay ÇELİK; Provincial Director of Industry and Technology Mr. Erhan KAVAZ; Forest Enterprise Director Mr. Ömer UZUNDAL; Branch Manager of the Provincial Directorate of National Education Mr. Ali TOPÇU; ORAY-BİR Deputy Chairman Mr. Coşkun TURAN; GİRAY-BİR Chairman Mr. Tahsin Kubilay ELEVLİ; President of the Bulancak Honey Producers’ Association Mr. Erdoğan ÜSTÜN; as well as beekeepers from the provinces of Ordu and Giresun.
Within the scope of the program, beekeeping equipment and licensed medicines used in the fight against varroa were presented to our beekeepers by the protocol members, emphasizing the importance of the ongoing project for bee health, productivity, and sustainable production.