News of honey Production should grow 10% in Tocantins

In full harvest of the crop 2015 beekeepers do Tocantins are optimistic. It is expected to increase in honey production in 10% with respect to last year. Even though the official number 2014 production, released by the Tocantinense beekeeping (Fetoapi), the sector is already celebrating, based on abundant food supply, guaranteed by the force of the flowering of trees, such as ipê, sucupira, pequi, assa-fish.
The same opinion is held by the veterinarian and Director of animal husbandry policies of the Secretariat of the development of agriculture and livestock (Seagro), Erika garden. According to her, the increase is also a result of the training and technical assistance activities carried out by the sectoral Chamber of beekeeping, which aims to strengthen the chain of the honey. "One of the tripods of beekeeping is good nutrition and that good flowering is critical, because that's where the bees remove the pollen and nectar for honey production," explains. "It is estimated to grow 10% in total production, which currently is 210 tons per year," says Erika garden.
In addition to a good diet, other basic care should be taken to promote beekeeping, honey chain organization work, which is being carried out by the sectoral Chamber and a good management of the activity, you can with beekeepers aware and able to work. "It's a job that has been built, ten years ago, with the creation of the Board, informing and guiding producers to make natural foods, take care to maintain productive bees carry out health management appropriately to keep bees healthy, in addition to the promotion of trade in products with the construction of the houses of honey", explains the Director.
Erika Garden account that to encourage commercialization were built eight Houses, plus three warehouses, in several municipalities in the State, with resources amounting to more than $ 1.5 million from the Bank of Brazil Foundation. "All honey produced in the Tocantins is consumed here, and still not answering the demand, requiring import from neighboring States," reveals.
Market beekeepers honey producers association of Nova Olinda is a town and municipality in the northern region of Tocantins, expect to harvest this year, on average, 20 tons of honey. An increase which can reach 17% when compared to production of 2014, which was 17 tons, according to the President of Fetoapi and also President of the Association of beekeepers of Nova Olinda, Charles Dias da Silva. "The demand for honey is greater than the supply. The price also increased, in 2014, the honey wholesale value was r $ 7.00 kg this year is at $ 10.00. The sale of honey packed can reach R $ 16.00 per kg ", explains Charles Day enumerating the benefits in favour of the producer.
Palmas beekeeper Antônio José Marques Viana, which produces honey in the settlement Between the rivers, municipality of Palmas, says that with the care taken in the management of production, and with plenty of food, due to good flowering, managed to increase its production of honey. "The expectation is to produce a half-ton more than last year, when harvested two tons". According to the President of the cooperative of beekeepers do município de Palmas, Antonildo Abdul Mannan the town has 72 houses. "It is expected to harvest between 15 to 18 tons in 2014 were produced 10 tons. The settlement Between Rivers, where is concentrated the majority of beekeepers, with 30 producers, should contribute with about of 10 tons, "he argues.
According to data from the Brazilian Institute of geography and statistics (IBGE) Tocantins produced in 2013, more than 210 tons of honey. Currently there are about 1,300 beekeepers, 52 associations, two cooperatives and a Federation.