Salzburg beekeeper in honey fever: award on December 15th!

Salzburg beekeeper in honey fever: award on December 15th!

In the heart of the Salzburg beekeeper in Koppl, the anticipation for the upcoming award of the best honey is in full swing! A few days ago, 170 honey samples were analyzed and tasted there. Andreas Brieger, the chairman of the State Association for Beekeeping and Beekeeping, found during this event that the quality of the honey is impressive despite a challenging year. "Many beekeepers had no honey, we had a lot of Melezitose honey this year," explained Brieger. This special honey species, also known as "concrete honey", is created by a triple sugar that is excreted by lice. This analysis took place shortly before the remembrance day of the church father Ambrosius, which is considered the patron saint of beekeepers, and increases the importance of hair on the honey in 2023.

challenges and solemn awards

The causes of the unusually high emergence of Melezitosis honey sees Brieger in the extreme weather conditions of the past year, which was characterized by intensive heat and high moisture. "It wasn't as exhausting as this year," he noticed. Nevertheless, the honey award will take place on December 15th in the Gasthof Pointwirt in Scheffau, where the best beekeepers are awarded for their excellent work.

But not only honey production has changed over the years, the beekeeping cooperative itself has also repeatedly reinvented itself. As the history of the beekeeper shows, the change was inevitable: from the search for new wax medium walls in the 1950s to modern solutions for Varroa fighting today. The location in Koppl has developed into a center for the supply of beekeepers, where you offer a wide range of beekeeping needs, over 1500 articles and training. Matthias Fink, who has headed the beekeeper since 1998, emphasizes: "Honest advice, friendly service and quality of the products are the basic prerequisites for the inventory in specialist shops". These further developments impressively show how important it is to preserve traditions and at the same time go innovative ways in order to master the challenges of the time, said beekeeper-salzburg.at.