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It must have been another routine crop in this apiary located in the city of Rio Bonito, Mafra. But thousands of bees were dead in hives.
Check out the video of bees killed in the apiary of Rio Bonito in Mafra:
The video was shot by the wife of beekeeper Alcides Frogel a few days ago. After this apiary, five others were also found in this state. It was necessary to return 150 hives unusable and, with this, the beekeeper lost three tons of honey; an estimated loss of more than 50 000 rand.
– We have not gone to all hives yet, and there will certainly be other problems, "said Alcides in an interview with NSC TV.
Mbadive Bee Cases were also reported in Major Vieira, Itaiópolis, Papanduva and Canoinhas, where beekeeper Alceu Tomporoski also found thousands of dead bees.He lost ten hives and the damage was about 10,000 reais
– The bees on the outside were also drawing this honey, which is very serious, because if it is a poison problem, they transmit it to other families and all can die.
But there is another problem: contamination of other apiaries, not just that family there, "adds Alceu.
Beekeepers suspect that bee deaths are due to poisoning by pesticides and insecticides from crops around apiaries. The integrated agricultural development company of Santa Cantarina (Cidasc) has already collected samples of bees and honeycombs from Mafra, Canoinhas and Major Vieira for badysis and at the same time. 39; intention to conduct research on precautions in case of risk of contamination by chemicals [19659009] – This price and confirmation of our expectations regarding pesticides or insecticides will be the focus of work joint with the public prosecutor and other environmental agencies, such as the Institute of the Environment (IMA), also for research – says Fernando Bilinski. , Livestock Coordinator.
The award must be presented at the beginning of February. The president of the federation of Santa Catarina also sent samples of bees and combs to the badysis of specialists from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). The result should be published in ten days.
The federation asks the beekeeper to create a bulletin of occurrence in the police and the federation will take action with the environmental agencies. If the product is prohibited, we will take legal action to the prosecution. If the product is not prohibited, we will turn to the official environmental agencies of Santa Catarina – explains Almir de Oliveira, president of the Federation of beekeepers of Catarinense.
Destination of honey production
where apiaries were affected, are more than 200 beekeepers. 90% of the total production is destined for Germany and the United States. Only 10% are in the domestic market. With the suspicion of contamination, also comes the concern about the destination of the harvested honey.
Each year honey production on the state's northern plateau ranges from 200 million rand
– If this honey gets contaminated in Europe, we can lose our organic honey certification and that's which brings double the value of our production both in the United States and in Europe. And from there, we will lose all this market in Europe. The loss will be greater than we imagine, not to mention the production of this crop which is not yet over. It has not been sent. He may already have contaminated honey in the warehouses and can not identify, sometimes, Almir finishes.
The beekeeper Alceu exports an average of ten tons of organic honey per crop and is now worried about losing the international market.
We have no idea what will happen. And if this problem is related to the pesticide, the staff importing the Brazilian honey will automatically suspend all our purchases – concludes Alceu.Check the content on the TV NSC
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