蜂蜜已经成为土耳其农民的一项重要收入来源,并且是一个可持续发展项目.在2009年至2011年间改过蜂蜜产量都以15%的增长率在递增,已经发展到年产蜂蜜9万4千吨.土耳其养蜂协会的主席Bahri Yilmaz 表示土耳其蜂业仅次于中国位居第二,紧随其后的是乌克兰,美国和俄罗斯.Honey production is a very important source of rural income and sustainable development within Turkey. The total honey produced nationally increased by 15 percent between 2009 and 2011 to 94 thousand tonnes. Chairman of Turkish Beekeepers Association Bahri Yilmaz said that the country is now second only to China in beekeeping followed by the Ukraine, United States and Russia.