Barbaros Yeşilgün, a former bank manager, transitioned to beekeeping, now operating 250 hives…

Barbaros Yeşilgün, a former bank manager, transitioned to beekeeping, now operating 250 hives in the Taurus Mountains. He claims his current income surpasses what he earned in banking. At 36, he turned his hobby into a profession, motivated primarily by a desire to produce natural honey for his children.

After years in the finance sector, Yeşilgün decided to pursue beekeeping full-time, stating that his main motivation was to provide natural honey for his family. He began with just a few hives and gradually expanded to 250, participating in the local beekeeping community in Mersin, which includes many migratory beekeepers like himself.