Economic analysis of beekeeping enterprises producing chestnut honey Black Sea region in Türkiye

In the present study, we economically analyzed the enterprises producing chestnut honey in the TR82 region provinces of the Black Sea region of Turkey (Kastamonu, Çankırı, and Sinop provinces). Face-to-face interviews were conducted to collect data from 74 small, medium, and largescale enterprises, and data were analyzed by simple random sampling. Furthermore, a backward regression model was developed to assess the input and output relationships in the enterprises. The average honey yield per hive was 4.06 kg. The statistically significant difference was found between scales and provinces in unit cost. The unit cost average of small-scale enterprises was statistically different from that of large-scale enterprises. A statistical difference was found between provinces in sales price and profit per hive (p