Honey by country
Bulgaria
Honey, beehives and beeswax in Bulgaria as reported to FAO, with the whole series since 1961 and the status of every figure.
natural honey, 2019
official figure
beehives, 2023
official figure
beeswax, 2017
imputed value
Natural honey, thousand tonnes
Beehives, million
What the figures say
In 2019, Bulgaria produced 11,518 tonnes of natural honey (official figure).
Confirmed fact[1]That places it 1 of 3 countries with a FAOSTAT figure for 2019, about 0.6% of world production.
Statistical estimate[1]Compared with 2000 (5,337 t), production rose by 116%.
Statistical estimate[1]The highest figure in the series is 11,807 t in 2017, the lowest 1,781 t in 1962.
Confirmed fact[1]FAO counts 817,000 beehives in 2023 (official figure). That is 8 of 17 countries.
Confirmed fact[1]Beeswax production: 322 tonnes in 2017 (imputed value).
Statistical estimate[1]
Bees from our catalogue recorded in Bulgaria
GBIF occurrence records with coordinates. They show where a bee was found, not its full range.
- Apis mellifera473 GBIF records
- Bombus terrestris140 GBIF records
- Xylocopa violacea113 GBIF records
- Bombus pascuorum96 GBIF records
- Osmia cornuta80 GBIF records
- Dasypoda hirtipes41 GBIF records
- Anthidium manicatum32 GBIF records
- Anthophora plumipes19 GBIF records
- Bombus hortorum18 GBIF records
- Bombus lapidarius18 GBIF records
- Halictus scabiosae14 GBIF records
- Osmia bicornis13 GBIF records
Honeys linked to this country
Sources
- FAO (2026). FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products (QCL). Items Bees (1181), Natural honey (1182), Beeswax (1183), area Bulgaria. Bulk download, retrieved 29 October 2026. Link
Last checked: 30 October 2026.