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Beekeeping workers consolidate their mark in Granma
Maintaining economic returns during 2021 and strengthening the conditions to export, despite the difficulties caused by the embargo of the US Government, are the main strategies of the workers of the basic cooperative production unit, UBPC, Batalla de Peralejo , one of the most efficient in the country in beekeeping.
The bayamesa entity stands out not only for its high volumes of honey, but also for the achievement of significant numbers of queen bees, as well as wax and propolis, as they diversify their corporate purpose with the planting of various crops, an initiative that has allowed them Receive numerous awards from the National Urban and Suburban Agriculture Program. Its president, Yaneisis Leyva Domínguez, said that in 2020 all its measurable indicators were exceeded and, in a special way, the production of 5 thousand 725 queen bees was reached, for which they ratified their status as a Reference Collective at the country level, in that section. This merit is also made possible by their attachment to the task of contributing to the recovery of beekeeping in the western and central provinces, a practice that was harmed after the passage of Hurricane Irma in 2017. “We have been affected by the shortage of raw materials for honeycomb care, such as sugar, which allows us to feed the bees at certain times of the year; However, we have adopted measures, including the conservation of the honey itself for that purpose. What it is about is not to stop producing and being efficient, ”she stressed. The growth of the beekeeping park to 750 hives, the legitimation of its bees as organic and the obtaining of 100 points in the certification of hatcheries for the production of queens, have nurtured its references to start the path of exports to the Euro zone of this species, which is what allows the formation of hives. The experience of its 10 workers in the occupation, as well as the daily dedication, have been rewarded by being able to hold for three consecutive years the banner of the National Vanguard Collective, the highest award granted by the Central de Trabajadores de Cuba to entities and institutions that, due to their performance in the economic and union sphere, show satisfactory results in accordance with the precepts of the social system that is being built.
