Programme: Rural Development Programme

Mr. Gurkov's activity is the breeding of bee families and the production of honey. The farm is located in C. Brest, Bulgaria. Gulyantsi, Reg. Pleven. The farmer cultivates 125 PCs. Bee families on their own property, which is mainly used for the needs of the apiary. On the face is a farm building with an AREA of 35 m2, which is also used for the needs of the apiary. It is implemented according to the requirements of the "good beekeeping practices ". There is a room for extraction of honey with an anteroom, a store for honey storage and a warehouse for storing beekeeping equipment. The farmer has an electric multi-frame centrifuge, a bath for printing honeycombs and other small beekeeping equipment. The beekeeper is registered in the ODBH-Pleven, under the number 5971-0273. The bee colonies are kept in 10 frame hives from the Dandan Blatt system and multihull hives from the Langstrot Ruth System. The surrounding area offers good conditions for beekeeping development. There is direct access to running water from the water supply network. Moderate-continental climate is suitable for raising bees and producing honey and bee products.
The expected average yields of honey from one bee family are 19 kg. The realization will take place only at a wholesale price of 3.80 BGN/Kg. The wax works are not sold, exchanged for wax bases. 
Farmer qualifies for application under sub-measure 6.3 "Start-up aid for small farm development" from Measure 6 "development of farms and enterprises" of PRSR 2014-2020