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WORLD WITHOUT BEES
SEASCAPE Pastel
ZEUS Watercolor
WINTER-RETREAT Watercolor
WINDSURFER Watercolor
Vicious-Pilot Watercolor
TOURER WWatercolor
SUPERMOTORIST Watercolor
STRIMON-LANDSCAPE-GREECE Watercolor
SPRING-DANCE Watercolor
SPIRITUALITY BWatercolor
SNOWMOBIL Watercolor
SNOWBOARDING Watercolor
POSEIDON Watercolor
PILOT Watercolor
PARAPOTAMOS Watercolor
APHRODITE Watercolor
APOLLO Watercolor
ARIS Watercolor
ARTEMIS Watercolor
ATHENA Watercolor
BALLOON Watercolor
ERMIS Watercolor
FISHING-IN-ALASKA Watercolor
FOREST Watercolor
GOLFER Watercolor
HIVES Watercolor
WHITEPAPER
The problem
Honeybees are in decline on a global scale due to human activity without getting the economic recognition they deserve, while beekeepers are struggling to sustain honeybee population.
Honeybees are responsible for $30bn a year in crops and for keeping ecosystems in balance. Not only they do not receive the economic recognition they deserve, they are also dying in massive numbers due to human activity that inconsiderately contributes to their extinction. It has been reported that the lifespan of honeybees has halved in 50 years. It now stands at just 17.7 days compared to 34.3 in the 70s, regardless of their diet (Waghorn, 2022). As maintenance and increase in colony size depend on the continuous eclosion of new adult bees, any factor affecting the success of larvae development results in insufficient number of newly emerged adult bees as well as drastic decrease in the number of adult bees.
Therefore, if bees disappear off the face of the earth, humans would only have four years left to live.
The need
There is a need to monetize honeybees’ work to (a) increase and sustain honeybee population, (b) sustain beekeepers’ work, (c) secure sustainable living for all. These can be achieved by creating a proof of honeybees’ work on blockchain.
Blockchain is powerful and Cardano has the means to bring on board anyone that wants to be part of it, including the bees and their keepers. Honeybees on Blockchain seeks to show that even daily life situations can be on blockchain and be part of an evolving technology.
By integrating the bees’ work on blockchain, beekeepers enter a global competition and have access to tools that will help them catch up with technology, modernize their role, increase their income, and sustain their role.
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Our Beekeepers
Marios Nearchou has been beekeeping since the age of 15 when he was helping his father. He resides permanently in Potami, a small village with an altitude of 361m, where he also keeps his hives. Marios, with his many years of experience in beekeeping has valuable knowledge to share especially in bee breeding. He has a large fleet and the honey produced in Potami is either from wild flowers or thyme depending on the season. His philosophy about beekeeping is a win-win situation.
“The more you nurture the bees the more the honey you will get”.
“Simone Biolzi is a beekeeper from the Parma province in Italy who turned his hobby into a profession. He has developed techniques for caring for beehives and produces a variety of honey, including dandelion, lime tree, alfalfa, false indigo bush, chestnut, honeydew, and acacia honey. Simone’s business, “L’Ape Operaia” (The Working Bee), is named in honor of the tireless worker bees who are fundamental to the planet. But being a beekeeper is hard work, and things like pesticides, climate change, and the Varroa destructor mite can make the job harder. Despite these challenges, Simone finds the work rewarding and sees it as their duty to protect and assist the colonies.”
“Christos Tartas recently started beekeeping with the help of a friend and currently has 2 hives in the village of Ay. Varvara. The area is abundant in wild flowers, so he expects the bees to produce flower honey. While he has not encountered any problems with the bees yet, he recognizes that beekeeping requires a significant time and financial commitment.”
“Antreas Antreou is a professional beekeeper in Nicosia, Cyprus who keeps 30 hives in the village of Lagoudera. Despite facing challenges such as extreme weather and declining bee populations due to diseases and predators, Antreas is committed to caring for his bees and producing high-quality honey, pollen, wax ointments, and propoli. He aims to build a sustainable business and offer his products under his own brand name.”
“Andreas Lanitis has successfully taken up beekeeping as a hobby and has produced honey for the first time this summer. He has found the experience to be easy and enjoyable, with his bees remaining healthy and calm. He plans to continue expanding his beehive fleet in Kambia village and producing honey as a way to contribute to sustainable living and give back to nature.”
“Costas Assiotis has been keeping bees for about a year, and he now has 52 hives in different parts of Cyprus. He enjoys experimenting with different types of honey and also plants flowers specifically for the bees. Even though he is a relatively new beekeeper, he has faced problems like the risk of diseases like varoa and limited help from the government. Despite these challenges, he values the experience of beekeeping and has even passed on his love and care for the bees to his 9-year-old daughter.”
Honeybees On Blockchain
An NFT sponsorship project that supports Beekeepers and acknowledges honeybees’ work on blockchain
