Government to support beekeepers

The government on Monday earmarked a subsidy for Czech beekeepers amounting to 25 million crowns (around 1.5 million US dollars). The country’s bee population has recently been hit by a parasite, probably due to an unusually warm winter. Estimates suggest that as much as 50% of the country’s bees could be wiped out as a result. This could have an effect on the prices of both fruit and vegetables.