HISTORY
CHALKIDIKI GREECE.
From the peninsulas of Kassandra and Sithonia, ascending from the sea to the slopes of Holomont and from its summit descending to Arnaia, and the bay of Ierissos, up to the summit of Mount Athos on Mount Athos, nature generously distributed its gifts.
Temperate pine forests drenched in the sea breeze, fragrant spring and autumn heathers, juicy gourds, those queens of the forest, oaks, poplars, chestnuts, firs, wild oregano and mountain herbs, compose a unique beekeeping paradise.
The beekeepers observed and grafted themselves into the miracle of nature that the bees performed, they absorbed the magic of their organization, they themselves became open-minded, inquisitive,nature travelers at a time when the difficulty of communication etched the microcosms of those local societies.Thus, beekeeping was not only a profession but also a way out into the outside world.
The beekeeping tradition of Halkidiki comes from a long time ago. The Apis melifera bees, worked for years and years by many generations of beekeepers of Halkidiki, evolved into the Halkidiki Breed known to beekeepers. Melissesproductive, gentle and cooperative,sweet even in their arousal. True witches of nature.
Since the 1930s in Vrastama, Halkidiki, the Yanarados family, officially Karatzovalis, were all beekeepers. Beekeepers with hives and combs.In the second generation, the tradition was kept either in beehives with the introduction of European hives since the 50s and 60s, or in wax processing with modern wax factories. We are the third generation of beekeepers and our children are the fourth generation who are already getting vaccinated and helping in the beekeeping work.Keeping the tradition and focusing on high quality beekeeping products, we apply the rules of Organic Beekeeping to the management of our apiaries and production under the supervision and cooperation of the Organization for Control and Certification of Organic Products Bio Hellas.
And then came the bees. Real witches of the forest who harvest this wild nature and magically compose unique flavor blends.
Small and comprehensive productions of wild honey.
The return of bees to the wild rewards us with high quality UNIQUE EARNINGS with designation of origin by place, season and type of production.
