Brief Description
The organization “New Agriculture New Generation” and the Region of Thessaly, in collaboration with the Agricultural University of Athens, announce the start of the second phase of the program titled “Queen rearing: Utilization, rescue, and genetic improvement of bees in Thessaly”.
The educational program is designed and implemented by the Agricultural University of Athens, under the scientific guidance of the Laboratory of Sericulture and Beekeeping, headed by Associate Professor Georgios Gkoras. The program is co-financed by the Region of Thessaly and the organization “New Agriculture New Generation” through the founding donation of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF).
The program is divided into 2 phases. In the first phase, which has already been completed, 20 beneficiaries acquired knowledge on queen rearing, royal jelly production, and proper beekeeping practices. Upon completion of the basic training, the trainees will be engaged in the second phase of the program in each regional unit of Thessaly to organize collective queen rearing in bee colonies under their responsibility. This action will include organizing beekeepers in the area who wish to participate in the program, demonstrating and implementing queen cell grafting for the production of quality queens from selected genetic material. The resulting queen cells will be managed by the beekeepers themselves for their benefit, without any financial burden.
Program Objective
The aim of the program is to carry out queen cell grafting by a group of specialized individuals who will have the ability to present, explain in detail the process, and address queries that may arise from participating beekeepers. This action has multiple objectives: familiarizing a large number of beekeepers with the process of producing quality queens, mass production throughout the entire region of Thessaly of selected genetic material, ultimately aiming to increase production, and creating a specialized activity—queen rearing—that could potentially become a professional outlet.
Target Audience
Beekeepers operating in the wider area of Thessaly.
Educational Cycle Action Area 2021-2022
Region of Thessaly
Duration of Action
Until autumn 2022
Contact Numbers for Larissa Regional Unit
Konstantinos Zampakas: 6907274936
Vasilis Kalantzis: 6981474310
Elina Kampisiou: 6974012351
Georgios Matoulas: 6934756123
Ioannis Senko: 6936820666
Contact Numbers for Magnesia Regional Unit
Fotis Zangavieros: 6943802130
Dimitris Koletas: 6974202989
Nikolaos Kritsalis: 6997729573
Eleftheria Salamura: 6987506498
Periklis Stamou: 6972501043
Contact Numbers for Karditsa Regional Unit
Katerina Apostolopoulou: 6993736456
Alexandros Giannakopoulos: 6988198696
Alexandros Liatsos: 6976290719
Georgios Xiros: 6983603675
Contact Numbers for Trikala Regional Unit
Konstantinos Lambrogeorgos: 6979630121
Apostolos Topalidis: 6980293837
Ioannis Topalidis: 6974917578
For more information
Filippa Griva, Agricultural University of Athens
Tel: 6982187876 Email: [email protected]
For more information about the organization “New Agriculture New Generation”
Kalliopi Karamboiki, Capacity Building Associate
Tel: 2106917986 Email: [email protected]
