Honey Production and Marketing-Overview

In this article we describe the production and marketing of honey-overview. In past societies, honey was great importance, particularly for its medicinal purposes. Today, honey is produced is almost every country of the world, with 90 per cent being eaten directly as table honey. The remaining 10 percent is used as an ingredient in a diverse range of products. Beekeeping is an essential and increasingly commercial activity the purpose of which to increase revenue earning capacity. Directly through hive products and, indirectly through the provision of pollination services. In this article we describe the production problems and marketing problems in global level. It is this globalization of apiculture and the fierce drive of competition that has caused many of the problems and difficulties that face today beekeepers.