On 18-20 November 2022, in Santarém, Portugal, both the XXI National Beekeeping Forum and XVII National Honey Fair witnessed the active participation of MEDIBEES. Gian Luigi Marcazzan (CREA), M. Alice Pinto (CIMO), and Amelia V. Gonzalez (IRIAF) set the basis to promote the sensory analysis of honey in Portugal. Different sessions were oriented to a panel of specialists, technicians of beekeeper associations, individual beekeepers, and the general public. Overall, over 40 people attended.

The National Agricultural Research Center (NARC), Jordan, organized a two-day workshop on 'Honey Sensorial Analysis' in 1-2 of November, 2022.The workshop was attended by 27 participants, including beekeepers, technicians of beekeepers' associations, and researchers. The participants were trained on how to distinguish different smells and to differentiate between taste, aroma and flavor. They had the opportunity to try different types of honeys and to learn how to perceive taste. This event was the first training to establish a honey sensory panel in Jordan.

The MEDIBEES team participated in the Eurbee 9 conference in Belgrade with over 20 oral and poster communications, including 3 on the MEDIBEES project.

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In February 2022, the MediBees consortium met in Amman, Jordan, to discuss the operational aspects of the work package implementation. For the project partners, this was the first chance to gather in person. This highly productive meeting hosted intense and well-participated discussion sessions. On the last meeting day, both partners and stakeholder representatives enjoyed a practical session of sensory analysis of Mediterranean honeys. The National Agricultural Center (NARC) hosted the meeting.

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Resultados do inquérito aos apicultores realizado no âmbito do projeto MEDIBEES-Portugal

Results of the survey to the Portuguese beekeepers

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