Beekeeping Corfu Vasilakis

In the area of ​​Vatos, in the NW Corfu, is located Beekeeping Corfu of Panagiotis Vasilakis.

The standard unit and pride for the island was completed in 2007 and includes building facilities of 350 sq.m., mechanical equipment, chemistry, standardization technology. It produces honey, pollen, royal jelly and honeycomb with honey, products with organic product certifications as it has a HACCP quality assurance and food hygiene system certified according to ISO22000.

Child of Athens, o Panagiotis Vasilakis, was a technical consultant at Opel until 2001, when he wanted to change his life and business.

Having some experience with them from a young age beehives, entered a program of young farmers and began to study the beekeeping. His love for bees and their life, but also his familiarity with technology, are seen as he takes us on a tour of the premises of his unit. He speaks with passion as he teaches us a "lesson" about the cycle of honey production and about the way beekeepers must respect him and not "cheat" the bees.

Panagiotis today (end of 2015) has 500 cells, 60 in Ερεικουσσα, the northernmost Greek island of the Ionian, which produce the “Ereikoussa Honey“. The rest are located in six places in Corfu, producing the product called "Corfu Honey".

It annually produces a total of 3,5-4 tons of honey.

The attention and diligence that Panagiotis shows in beekeeping and in the laboratory - cleanliness and order are reminiscent of a maternity hospital -, he also showed in the aesthetics of the packaging of his products.

With a small "m" as a logo for the label that adorns the packaging of jars with honey, it won the award for the best packaging of 2011 in the international competition held every year in Italy, by institutes and organizations for organic farming. And it was not the only prize as recently Panagiotis's honey received - among 170 entries - quality silver medal in the polyfloral category, ie of various flowering.

Panagiotis ends the tour by commenting:

"My decision to leave Athens and come to Corfu to work in beekeeping was the best of my life."