Picture shows Pedro Loscertales who heads the COAG's apiculture department, undated. He criticised that record amounts of "mediocre" honey had been imported to Spain in 2022. (NewsX/Bee)
Picture shows Carmen Crespo - the Andalusian Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development, undated. She told apiarists at a summit in Seville the regional government would continue providing financial support in the foreseeable future after having provided subsidies worth EUR 3.5 million (GBP 3.1 million) last year. (NewsX/Bee)
Picture shows what appear to be Spanish bees (Apis mellifera iberiensis), undated. The Ministry for Agriculture and Nutrition announced it would inject EUR 250,000 (GBP 219,000) into a new queen-breeding initiative on the Balearic Islands in support of the Spanish bee (Apis mellifera iberiensis). (NewsX/Bee)