BEE-GUARDS at the 5th International Symposium for Agriculture & Food – Ohrid

We were proud to take part in the 5th International Symposium for Agriculture and Food in the beautiful city of Ohrid, where science, innovation, and collaboration came together.

A special Apicultural session, organized by UKIM, highlighted the importance of honey bees and beekeeping for the future of sustainable agriculture.

Our leader, Dr. Cecilia Costa, delivered an inspiring keynote speech on “The most essential of all agricultural activities: apiculture”, reminding everyone that bees are not only pollinators but also guardians of biodiversity and food security.

Goran Aleksovski from UKIM presented the progress of WP2 – Innovative Breeding Strategies.

The session brought together scientist, extensionists and beekeepers from 12 countries, who closed the event with inspection of colonies from the local honey bee subspecies: Apis mellifera macedonica.

This event was a great opportunity for UKIM to form a team of beekeepers that will be involved in BEE-GUARDS WP1 and WP2 research activities!!!