‘Climate change is hitting us’: French beekeepers expect worst honey harvest in half a century

Bad weather hits production across Europe as flowering seasons become earlier and shorter

French beekeepers expect their worst harvest in decades as unseasonably cold and wet weather due to climate change has prevented bees from producing honey.

Beekeepers association UNAF said that based on information received from regional associations it expects the honey harvest for 2021 to come in at 7,000 to 9,000 tonnes, or about a third of the 2020 harvest.