MSc of Bee Breeding
It was mid-2006 when I bought a few hives, I fell in love with them, and I got into beekeeping! I gave up my studies in electrical engineering, clung to agriculture, and now I have a master's degree in bee breeding from the University of Tehran. Bees have been my best teachers since time immemorial.
My policy is to create and maintain a stable job called "beekeeping", and when asked if I am satisfied with beekeeping, I always say yes it is, both my passion and a source of income; a dream come true!
I am Mahdi Akhavan Moghaddam, Beekeeper, Lecturer, and researcher
Name : Mahdi Akhavan Moghaddam
Birth year : 1987
Residence : Tehran-Iran
Phone number : +98 912 548 6880
Email : me@akhavanmahdi.ir
My Activities
Advanced beekeeping and queen rearing lecturer and workshop facilitator
Beekeeping and equipment production consultant
Establisher of research in queen breeding and beekeeping equipment
UT-TED Speaking
Eminent speaker in two events of UT-TED in university of Tehran
Summer practical courses
11th course participants in apiary
Holding training camps for children and teenagers
Every summer, a series of tours are held to acquaint teenagers with the life of bees in my apiary
Beekeeping consultant of the ambassador of the republic of Slovenia in Iran
One our meeting with Canicabin beekeeping group in the embassy
Holding training workshops for public centers and govenment institutions
Beekeeping workshop - Darabad Wildlife Museum - Tehran
Holding specialized workshops for beekeeping organizations in different cities of the country
Queen breeding workshop by Sabzevar beekeepers cooperative company
Spring practical courses
14th course participants in apiary
Overwintering management seminars
Holding seasonal management training seminars in the cities of Tehran province
Queen breeding workshop
This training course was held after five successful courses in Tehran Agricultural Organization.
Holding a training course for the Association for the Support of Working and Street Children
This course was implemented with the support of the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Tehran and in cooperation with the Pishro Beekeepers Press Institute.
Training seminar on spring management of bee colony
Holding seasonal management training seminars in Qazvin city by the beekeepers' cooperative
Holding short-term seminars for the Ministry of Jihad Agriculture
One day queen breeding seminar in Kashan
Holding bee breeding workshops for private companies and institutions
Basic Beekeeping Course - Pishro Beekeepers Press Institute
Number of
professional audiences
+5000
Successful workshops
52
Acknowledgments
18
Years of
professional experience
16
Resume:
During this three-year course, I studied a variety of topics, including the possibility of using bees as bio-reactors, hive technology, and queen breeding. Finally, I defended and graduated with the topic of "Effect of mother queen caging on qualitative characteristics of progeny queens in Apis mellifera" and gratuated.
MSc of Honeybee Breeding
University of Tehran
2017-2020
Work experience:
Education:
This period of my education was important because I was able to change my field of study from electronics to agriculture. Therefore, I owe my success to the strange and difficult decision I made at that time, which got me where I am today.
Engineering of Plant Production
Islamic Azad University (KIAU)
2010-2012
I was not made for this field. But for me, this period was perhaps an accelerator and a launching pad for today's success.
Electronics Technician
Sadra Institute of Higher Education
2008-2010
A period full of ups and downs and bitter or sweet experiences, yet I cannot exchange the feeling of satisfaction I have from living with bees with any feeling in the world. Beekeeping is more than a business to me. Beekeeping is my school, with all the fresh and pure lessons ...
I am proud to be a beekeeper!
Professional Beekeeper
2007 - Now
My first experience began with teaching a basic beekeeping course in the village of Verdij near Tehran. Since then, I have gained the courage to hold various to hold various workshops or trainings. To date, my focus has been on introductory beekeeping courses, queen breeding courses, and specialized seasonal management classes. which has been held both virtually and in person in Tehran and other parts of the country
Beekeeping and Queen Breeding Lecturer
2014 - Now
Although blogging is not a job, but it is my most honorable as well as my most useful and productive activity in the field of beekeeping. In fact, with the help of the blog, I have managed communicate with a large number of audiences in a short period of time, and this experience sharing has had a great impact on the maturity of my point of view. But this is still the beginning...
My blog is my temple!
Honey Bee and Beekeeping Blogger
2007 - Now
I am ready to start a collaboration with you ...
H.E. Mrs. Kristina Radej
Ambassador of the republic of Slovenia in Iran
During this period Mr Akhavan Moghaddam has proved to be very knowledgeable, committed, innovative, with a great team working spirit and I would recommend him to anyone looking for a professional, devoted beekeeper.
Contact me
If you have any ideas, or would like to implement a beekeeping project or just want to discuss bees. I will be happy to read your message or hear your voice.