Migratory beekeepers who have been staying since May in the high-altitude, flora-rich plateaus…

Migratory beekeepers who have been staying since May in the high-altitude, flora-rich plateaus of Gümüşhane have started their challenging journey back to their wintering sites as autumn arrives and temperatures drop. In Gümüşhane, one of Turkey’s key beekeeping centers, the honey harvesting season ends by late September, marking the time for migratory beekeepers to leave the plateaus. Producers place their hives in the highlands with rich vegetation in spring and begin loading them onto trucks in early October to move to warmer coastal areas and southern provinces for winter.