Turkish firm wins best honey of world award in Canada

Turkish firm was awarded for producing the best honey in the world in an international beekeeping gathering held in Montreal, Canada for its polyflora honey.

The 46th Apimondia International Apicultural Congress brought together more than 6,000 participants from 80 countries between Sept. 8 and 12.

An award ceremony was held to wrap up the international organization on Thursday.

"Our family's beekeeping tradition dates back to more than 300 years, we work hard to produce fine quality honey," Celal Cay, the owner of Egricay Bal, told Anadolu Agency after receiving the award.

Cay said the company also won a silver medal in a Kiev congress in 2013 and a gold medal in Istanbul in 2017.