26.Juuli 2025

Vihmane ja jahe suvi on pannud mesinikud keerulisse olukorda

Rainy and cold summer has put beekeepers in a difficult situation

See suvi on olnud vihmane ja jahe. See on . Mesilased ei saa nii palju mett toota kui tavaliselt.

Baltikumi suurima mesilasettevõtte juht Taavi Tull ütleb, et kui eelmistel aastatel. Mesilased toovad mett mai, juuni ja juuli alguses. Aga sel suvel oli palju vihma. Mesilased ei lenda vihmaga.

Enamik mett toodetakse enne juuli keskpaika. Tavaliselt toodetakse 90% mett enne seda. Ülejäänud 10% toodetakse hiljem. Aga sel aastal on mesisaak väga väike.

Eesti Kutseliste Mesinike Ühingu esimees Mario Kalvet ütleb, et see mesiaasta on katastroofiline. Mesinikud peavad tõstma mee hinda. Vastasel juhul ei saa nad oma tööst välja. Kalvet arvab, et see on sel aastal.

Ühing kogub infot mesinike olukorra kohta. Nad plaanivad . Mesinikud loodavad, et valitsus aitab neid.

This summer has been rainy and cold. It has put beekeepers in a difficult situation. Bees cannot produce as much honey as usual.

The head of the largest beekeeping company in the Baltics, Taavi Tull, says that the honey harvest is half less than in previous years. Bees bring honey in May, June, and early July. But this summer, there was a lot of rain. Bees do not fly in the rain.

Most honey is produced before mid-July. Usually, 90% of honey is produced before that. The remaining 10% is produced later. But this year, the honey harvest is very small.

The chairman of the Estonian Professional Beekeepers' Association, Mario Kalvet, says that this honey year is catastrophic. Beekeepers have to raise the price of honey. Otherwise, they cannot make ends meet. Kalvet believes that this is a general trend in Estonia this year.

The association is collecting information about the situation of beekeepers. They plan to turn to the government for help. Beekeepers hope that the government will help them.