Georgian Professional Beekeepers Association

The Georgian Professional Beekeepers Association was founded in December, 1999. The Association has its own offices in Tbilisi, Kakheti and Imereti regions, where seminars are held once in a month within the fall-winter period. In 2008-2010, the association published a quarterly newspaper – “Bee and Beekeeping”. The association unites more than 200 member beekeepers.

Goals of the Association:

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Introduction and implementation of the modern beekeeping experiences, technologies, scientific achievements of local and foreign countries for the development of beekeeping in Georgia;

Conservation of Georgian Gray Mountain Bee gene pool, care for its preservation and breeding Promotion of the Georgian Gray Mountain Bee, both in Georgia and abroad;

Coordination of the professional beekeepers of Georgia, protection of their rights, assistance in production, processing and realization of beekeeping products;

Conservation of the nature of Georgia and participation in international ecological activities;

Assistance in production, processing and realization of ecologically clean beekeeping products;

Cultivation of honey plants;

Chairman: Teimuraz Ghoghoberidze

E-mail: temurigogob@gmail.com

Tel: +995 599 19 75 88

In order to achieve the set goals, the Union carries out activities as follows:

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Participation in legislative work in the beekeeping sector;

Facilitation of scientific research activities in the sector;

Provision of legal and consulting services for professional beekeepers;

Conducting breeding activities for Georgian Grey Bee;

Supporting in the sale of products produced by beekeepers;

Supporting of the beekeeping sector with necessary materials, inventory, equipment, pharmaceutical products and scientific-research literature;

Cultivation of honey plants;

Provision of business trips abroad for its members in order to get familiarized with the modern technologies.