Apimondia 2015 Abstract book (South Korea)

hundred and twenty women beekeepers were purposively sampled from five Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state based on the concentration of apiary farms in the LGAs. Validated and structured interview schedule was used to elicit requisite information from the respondents. Simple descriptive statistical techniques were used to summarize the data, while Pearson correlation analysis was used to make inferential deductions. The results showed that majority (81.7%) of the respondents were aware of the modern beekeeping technologies introduced to them. It was also revealed that the beekeeping enterprise was found to have low capital outlay, and average net profit per hive was N6,566 per annum. In addition, there was positive and significant relationship between BT utilisation and house hold size (r = 0.339), educational level (r = 0.380) and farm size (r = 0.327) at P<0.05 significant level. It was therefore concluded that with continuous enlightenment and training, beekeeping would become a very viable enterprise capable of enhancing rural women livelihoods.

BRO-062

Beekeeping empowerment in India

Satyen Yaadav

Horticulture Produce Management Institute, India

I am an Agribusiness Professional, engaged in addressing the value chain of various agribusiness models to strengthen the rural economy of India through productivity enhancement and providing additional income option. APICULTURE is a very strong and sustainable option to achieve our goals of farmers & agripreneures empowerment.

I am heading a organization called HPMI (www.hpmi.co.in) which is a permanent member of National Bee Board, which is promoted by Government of India. I am engaged in supporting bee keepers through complete technical as well as commercial support with market access for all the vale added products. I wish to participate in APIMONDIA, to gain more exposure in order to increase my vision and capabilities through interaction with other participants through their experience in their respective countries. I am also assisting in developing a GLOBAL FARMERS FORUM under which all the farmers and agriprenures of the world through their producer organizations or producer companies will get associated for close relationship and bridging the gap. I can even present the model, if given an opportunity during the conference. The model is in participatory mode with TAGS (Transparent Agribusiness Guarantee System) and all the value chain partners have win- win-situation. Through this model, we plan to connect 10,000 bee keepers every year with complete hand holding and value addition options.

BRO-043

Bee keeping source of income in Ilam Municipality, Nepal

Nrishima Khatri

Padma Kanya Multiple Campus, Bagbazar Kathmandu, Nepal

Bee keeping as income source is suitable in a place having richness of forages, forest and appropriate landscape. Ilam municipality the second cleanest green city ward no 3, 4, and 5 are most favorable area for bee keeping. The research indicates that one hive can earn 24 Kilo honey worth of 1000 US$ from one hive of apes Cerena. There is value add and chain through intervention processing and packaging technology. Large area of community forest and tea garden are around the municipality. This virgin area has not been tabbed by community people and neither the policy bodies have paid attention to utilize it. Even local community have interest to adopt it as profession but

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lack of financial resources, training and security do not support them to adopt. Set up of resource center and incentive to farmers in community basis is urgent need of the study area. The community forest and bee keeping with floriculture education can be equally introduced in Nepal selecting such viable area in which such project can develop the economic condition of people and maintains the environmental conservation thereto. Indigenous and Dalits. So called caste oppressed and excluded community can be pursed and enticed in such economically profitable profession that booms entrepreneurships, linkages with market, climate change effect mitigation and keeps up the food security. Bee keeping resource center in multicultural approach can be set up coordinating with tourism, horticulture and floriculture in the study area. It becomes an integrated development model.

BRO-038

Good news about beekeeping in Afghanistan

Reza Shahrouzi

International Counsellor for beekeeping, Iran

For over three decades, Afgha n living in a per manent state of war. Fortunatel y depuis 2004 the opium is fallen increasingly,NGOs have made great efforts to reduce hectares of opium.It is therefore necessary that this country is helping to enable it to cope.The development and modernization of agriculture Afghan much needed, during my visits from 2004 to 2015 the author was able to establish the existence of a very large economic potential in many agricultural areas dominated most important are the following: - breeding sheep and cattle (bovin&Ovin) - green house, - processing of agricultural products, - Arboriculture, - Beekeeping, - poultry, - breeding of fish. - Technology of Irrigation By applying a rational development plan spread by 2020 could easily get jobs to at least 300,000 peoples in domains agriculture.New beekeeping technologies since 2004 until ' 2014 using all NGOs ( of after my report in 2004 Beekeeping field .) There was a ' roughly 30,000 hives in 2004, in 2015 currently there are over 600,000 hives and 8000 beekeepers. For 2020 Afhganistan will increase to get more then 1.000.000 hives and more then20.000 beekeepers. Afghan beekeepers still need to learn beekeeping intensive production methods! In this country where fruit growing is an important part, it is essential to teach and develop everything related to pollinate orchards to increase and improve yields. This really is essential for this country.

BRO-037

Beekeeping organizations in Colombia and the application level of quality managment systems for rural development.

Lopez Carmenza

University of Cauca, Colombia

This work provides results from a research project called “The evaluation of Management System implementation in apiculture organizations and their occurence in the development of rural communities in Colombia”. This project is motivated by the need to know the state of Management Systems in apiculture, in order to demonstrate that the bulk of apiculture production in the country is provided by small-scale producers who do not abide by the conditions required by the law (Decree 3075 of 1997), while industrial producers are able to comply. The project was carried out initially by a diagnostic pilot study with beekeepers organized in the Apiculture Cooperative of Cauca, COOAPICA, where we obtained some suggestions from specific participants for the improvement of their own systems and those of the state. Subsequently we implemented an online survey which focused on the

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Beekeeping and Bee Network (CPAA). The results of the survey showed that according to a ranking system of low, medium, high, and very high, based on the practices used and stipulated by the Decree, the majority of respondents are found within the medium level, while the rest are divided between high and very high and none are in the low level. These results demonstrate that the majority of the organizations that responded to the survey report that their beekeepers implement at least some of the required management activities.

Symposium: Indigenous Bees and Conservation I

BRO-013

The status and prospects of Apis cerana

Kaspar Bienefeld, Holly Jones

Institute for Bee Research Hohen Neuendorf, Germany

Although A. cerana produces less honey per colony than A. mellifera, it is well-acclimated to its native environment, gentle, and resistant to honey bees’ main threat: Varroa destructor. These factors seems A. cerana optimal for beekeeping within its natural habitat A survey was sent to 30 apiculturists throughout Asia to assess their observations of current A. cerana populations, population changes, influences of A. mellifera, and other aspects of beekeeping in their respective countries. On average, A. cerana populations have decreased by 55%, but up to 95% in some areas of its range, due partially to imports of European Apis mellifera and the resulting exchange of diseases. In 62,5% (10 of 16) of the countries in question, an even further decline in A. cerana populations is to be expected. Nearly all participants expressed support for A. cerana conservation measures and a third specifically emphasized the necessity of breeding programs. As the superior performance of A. mellifera relies largely on breeding programs, similar practices with A. cerana should improve traits which beekeepers have previously considered to be insufficient. The substantial genetic improvement in terms of productivity, behavior, and disease resistance observed in A. mellifera following the introduction of new breeding strategies attests to the effectiveness and sustainability of this option. In reference to the concepts of the new EU “Smartbees” project (www.smartbees-fp7.eu), which uses modern breeding strategies to adapt endangered A. mellifera subspecies to beekeepers‘needsand thus preserve these native populations, we suggest creating a similar initiative for A. cerana.

BRO-020

Quality of honey as an indicator of the health of bee colonies and sustainable production approaches and biodiversity conservation in beekeeping: International pilot project “more than honey”

Viacheslav Tsuprykov1, Carlos Desmaison Elespuru2, Ruslan Nesterenko3

1 Environmental NGO "Gogolmed" (GogolHoney), National Research Centre for Radiation Medicine (Nation. Acad. of Med. Sciences of Ukraine), Ukraine

2 Liofilizadora del Pacifico, S.R.Ltda

3Environmental NGO "Gogolmed" - "Gogolhoney"

1.The issue. The quality of honey depends on the state of health of the bees colonies and its environment. In our many years of beekeeping experience, we concluded that the quality of honey and its healing properties directly

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depend on the quality of habitat and the state of bee colonies and, vice versa, the presence of high-quality honey proves the quality of habitat, health and strength of bee colonies. So every activity that aims to produce of highgrade honey inevitably leads to the creation and ideal conditions for the existence of bees, the strengthening of the colonies, that helps solve the actual problem of saving the bees. There are many barriers that impede development in Ukraine, Georgia and Peru producing of high-grade organic honey. These include lack of government policy on the systems of quality certification of honey, limited access to information and low awareness of society about exceptional value for the health of modern man the presence of high-grade honey in daily diet and related this lack of incentives to increase demand for high quality organic honey. But the main barrier is a purely economic: for now the production of high-quality honey is not economically profitable business.

2. Proposed response. The project aims to: • address and overcome environmental, economic, technological, market and policy barriers that exist in Ukraine, Georgia and Peru to increase production of organic high-quality honey and to share our experience, our know-how and "success" with other beekeepers in the area, region, country and abroad.

BRO-001

Mainstreaming conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity pollinators into Ukrainian production landscapes. An attempt to spread the successful experience and new knowledge from small local project to national level

Viacheslav Tsuprykov, Ruslan Nesterenko

Environmental NGO, Ukraina

The long-term challenge for Environmental NGO “Gogolmed” is to ensure that Biodiversity of pollinators conservation is mainstreamed into production and marketing of agricultural business, in order to create community incentives to conserve and enhance pollinators biodiversity including honey bees in Ukrainian land while maintaining appropriate incomes to satisfy beekeepers family needs for livelihood and wellbeing. There are three main barriers to achieve this: -the institutional framework is not sufficiently capacitated to address the needs of an emerging biodiversity-based beekeeping business sector, based on sustainable harvesting and production principles; -at the community-level, sustainable beekeeping production approaches and biodiversity conservation efforts are inadequate due to low incomes from present product categories; -community revenues are limited due to low prices in honey market, due to the fact that high-quality honey, produced using sustainable methods of beekeeping in natural area, beekeepers are forced to sell as a regular honey. The project will directly address these barriers through three major components of the project: 1. Building national capacity for support of Biodiversity Beekeeping Business. 2. Piloting Community-based Social Enterprises in valuable Ecoregions. 3. Mainstreaming Biodiversity Business into the supply chains of high-value consumer markets. Our strategy addresses the most critical underlying driver of biodiversity pollinators loss; the failure to account for and price the full economic and human health value of ecosystem pollination service and goods.Especially, it concerns of high-quality honey, an essential functional product in the diet of every modern person, one of the last surviving natural products on planet Earth.

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BRO-063

Scenario of indigenous honeybee species of Nepal

Khem Raj Neupane

Agriculture and Forestry University, Nepal

Nepal is one of the richest country in honeybee species diversity in the world. Apis laboriosa, A. dorsata, A. cerana, A florea and stingless bees Trigona and Melipona and their various ecotypes are living friendly by partitioning different geographical zones of Nepal since time long ago. Beekeeping with A. cerana in wooden log hive or mud wall hive and honey hunting from the wild honey bees are the cultural heritage and an integral part of Nepalese farmers. Catching feral colonies and introducing them into the log hive and hunting honey are the only practices done in traditional way of beekeeping. Very few beekeepers are practicing A. cerana beekeeping for honey production in modern bee hives. There are 0.1 million A. cerana colonies with an average honey production of 2.0 to 3.0 kg per hive. Lack of information and suitable technology are the major problems to exploit them for the benefits of farmers. The honey from the native honey bee species is highly valued however, their pollination importance is underestimated which is highly vital from the food security point of view. The population of native honey bee species is declining sharply every year and are at risk due to deforestations, fire in the forest, use of pesticides, unscientific honey harvest, urbanization, changes in cropping systems and emergence of new pests and predators. So, there is an urgent felt need to study the native honey bee species of Nepal and conserve and promote them for the welfare of future generations.

BRO-066

Differential nest site preference of

giant honey bee, Apis dorsata in Bengaluru, India

M.S. Reddy, G.N. Jayaram

Centre for Apiculture Studies, Department of Zoology, Bangalore University, Jnana Bharathi, Bengaluru-5 60056, India

The giant honey bee, Apis dorsata is one of the largest producer of honey in India. The number of nests ranges from solitary to as high as and world’s highest number of 630 colonies in a Banyan tree, Ficus benghalensis were reported in and around Bengaluru, India (Reddy and Stephen, 2014). The nests of A. dorsata were usually observed on rock cliffs, trees, buildings, bill boards, water tanks etc., quite large number of behavioural traits have been observed from the past 15 years. One of the unique traits we observed was nest site selection in urban Bengaluru. When the avenue trees such as F.benghalensis and other species of trees were in large number, A. dorsata chose nesting sites for colonization. Due to the urbanization many trees where A. dorsata was housed were cut down and bees started shifting to city of Bengaluru and nests on multistoried buildings and of late underneath metro train fly overs. It was found out that, while selecting the nesting sites of A. dorsata two discrete types of behavioural traits were observed ie one which selects along the grooves and others selected the plain/flat surface underneath the metro fly over. The survey conducted during 2013-15 on nestsite preference of 525 colonies of A. dorsata, it was observed that, 405(77.14%) nests selected groove where two concrete blocks are joined and the rest 120 (22.86%) nests selected smooth surface. The observation clearly demonstrates that, two traits select differential nest sites for colonization. Further studies on its genetic variation are in progress.

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BRO-005

Treasuring beekeeping for livelihood transformation and park conservation: A case study of communities around Bwindi National Park, South West Uganda

Robert Ndyabarema1, Brian Mugisha2

1 JNR consult/Apitrade Africa, Uganda

2 Golden Bees Ltd

Beekeeping is vital for communities living close to Bwindi Forest conservation area in South Western Uganda. Inaccessibility limit access to adequate beeping services and this forced rural people to exploit resources unsustainably. Realizing this, International Gorilla Conservation Program (IGCP) initiated a beekeeping project to help people improve their livelihood and enhance conservation of Bwindi National park, home for mountain gorilla and vital for tourism. This presentation therefore, a) Highlights how private sector led market based approach has resulted into the community transformation - from traditional honey hunters to a formidable beekeeping force with better understanding, appreciation and practical management response to beekeeping for livelihood enhancement and conservation of the Park. b) States how linkages between poor micro-entrepreneurs in the informal sector and the formal private sector have been formed based on demand-driven rather than supplyled market approach. c) Emphasizes partnership and networking between the private sector led businesses and honey producers. d) The use of viable groups for training and information dissemination which led to the appreciation of beekeeping as a source of livelihood improvement and a tool for the protection of Bwindi National Park. e) Illustrates approach for collection of bee products for onward sale to the private company. f) Shows an increase in the volume of honey bought by Golden bees Ltd over the last four years. g) Indicates the promotion of park conservation and tourism through branding of bee products with Silver Back Mountain Gorilla. This way, both communities and product consumers appreciate the treasure in beekeeping.

Symposium: Indigenous Bees and Conservation II

BRO-003

Beekeeping industry in Cambodia and Laos (habitat losses of wild bees)

Jinyeong choi, Seunghwan Lee

Seoul National University, Republic of Korea

The Laos and Cambodia are located in the middle of the Indo-China Penninsula, where the climate is the typical tropical/subtropical with the high diversity of indigeneous bee species, especially the honeybee spp.: Apis cerana, Apis dorsata, Apis florea, and Apis andreniformis and also many species of stingless bees. However, due to the human activities in the natural forest, mostly the slash and fire-burn farming and hunting in the forest, the natural habitats of these indegenous wild bees have been destroyed, inducing the population declining severely. With the experience of last 5 year’s expedition, we report the diversity of honeybees and the habitat declining in these countries.

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BRO-028

Forest beekeeping system of Apis cerana colonies by Todas: A community based conservation approach.

Robert Leo

Keystone Foundation, India

The study was conducted in on of the village is inhabited by Todas, an indigenous community of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve (NBR). The NBR is part of the Western and Eastern Ghats chain of mountains of the Indian peninsula, and lies between 100 45’N to 12 0 N and 760 E to 770 15’ E with a total area of 5520 km2 spread across the three southern states of Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. A random 10x10m plots were laid to determine the density of Apis cerana bee colonies. Each plot was intensively searched for nests among the vegetation and on the ground with the assistance of experienced honey gatherers from the local community. A total of 53 colonies were located and tagged. The traditional system of wild bee rearing is practiced within the Toda community. However, the study showed that in recent times these trends have changed to a certain extent, wherein the cavities are not maintained and in certain cases subject to predation by animals and humans.we envisage that a participatory method of community based monitoring is initiated.The community have marked the boundaries and are involved in regular monitoring of the bee population within the village. The study was initiated to encourage the community and as a role model to other regions to undertake conservation measures for bee population and habitats.

BRO-024

Community organizing strategies for the conservation of Scaptotrigona mexicana: a perspective from the Totonac culture for the appropriation of nature.

Atzin Garcia Flores1, Maria Reyna Hernández Colorado2, Crescencio García Ramos2

Universidad Veracruzana, Mexico

The research is situated within the biocultural ecology and defined by a set of relationships between a community located in the region of Totonacapan, in the northern state of Veracruz (Mexico) and their local environment. To approach this phenomenon has been selected as a gateway to stingless bee Scaptotrigona mexicana, commonly known as Melipona bee. There are two implicit questions in selecting the object of study: why this community?, and why the bee? The interaction Man-Bee, which has remained for generations, have created a structural link that involves the relationship between species, landscapes, and local physical elements. They are maintaining the conditions that allow the exchange of mutual benefits. This is based on a theoretical and methodological effort to design conservation strategies of Scaptotrigona mexicana communities in Totonacs.

BRO-031

Evaluation of Performance of Different Beehives Types used in Uganda

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Robert Kajobe

National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO), Uganda

Beekeeping offers enormous potential for income generation, export diversification, pollination and sustainable use of forest resources. In 2005, Uganda was licensed to export honey to the EU, creating immense opportunity. However, the potential for beekeeping is not yet fully exploited. Hive colonisation rates in many parts of Uganda are low (30 -50%), leading to low productivity. This study described the performance of most important beehives types used in Uganda. In this study, performance is based on honey yield. The study was conducted from February 2011 to June 2013 in the different agro-ecological zones of Uganda. The zones are classified on basis of distinct vegetation type, elevation and climate. The three major types of beehives used in Uganda are traditional hives, top bar hives and frame hives. Most beekeepers use traditional hives; this was followed by top bar hives. Frame hives were used by few beekeepers. The type of hive used determined the whole approach to beekeeping. Most beekeepers using traditional hives follow nature-based systems of beekeeping in which little colony management and manipulation are practiced. Factors that influenced performance of beehives include richness of forage, status of the colony, number of colonies within forage range, management practices of beekeeper, appropriate hive design, equipment costs that affect productivity and pests. The major challenges faced by beekeepers in management of beehives include bush fires, high costs of beehives, improper apiary siting, low durability of traditional hives, theft, difficulty in harvesting, difficulty in honey extraction, pests, inadequate knowledge on beekeeping management practices.

BRO-004

Honeybee forage plants, bee visitation counts and properties of honey from different agroecological zones of Uganda

Alice Kangave

Minsitry of Agriculture Animal Industry And Fisheries, Uganda

The current study was conducted in selected agro-ecological zones of Uganda. The aim was to document honeybee forage plants, assess honeybee visitation counts on different forage plants and properties of honey from selected agro-ecological zones of Uganda. In order to achieve the objectives of the study, a survey of about two kilometers radius of each apiary and beekeepers was done by selecting fifteen bee farmers with established colonies per agroecological zone. The preferred forage plants were established by questionnaires and independent field observations on plants that where visited by honeybees. Samples of honey were collected from apiaries in the selected agro-ecological zones for laboratory analyses. Specifically, honey: colour, water content, pH, acidity and sugars were analysed in the laboratory. The results indicate that a total of forty six plant species belonging to twenty families were identified as honeybee forage sources. Honeybee visitation counts on forage plants during the different times of the day varied significantly in some forage species The chemical properties of honey (water, sugar and pH and acidity) varied among the agro-ecological zones but in all cases met the UNBS and international standards. From this study, I recommend that beekeepers should plant more honeybee forage plants that have been indentified in this study or crops that can act as sources of forage in cases where the natural honeybee forage has been cut down. In addition, bee farmers should maintain proper honey harvesting and processing techniques so that they can ensure no contamination of honey.

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Symposium: Apiculture with Indigenous Bees

BRO-035

An Integrated technique of sustainable honey harvesting from the nests of Apis dorsata in plains of Karnataka, India

Narayanappa Nagaraja

Bangalore University, India

The common giant honeybee, Apis dorsata is a major honey producer in India in general and Karnataka region in particular for the past few decades. Attempts were made to develop an accurate and sustainable techniques of honey harvesting from the nests of A. dorsata in plains of Karnataka, India. The results showed that, an integrated method of honey harvesting technology such as harvesting honey during dusk, topical application of Amomum aculeatum Roxb. plant extract on body parts followed by short time exposure of bee nests to sufficient quantities of smoke generated by a handy smoker during harvesting made the bees of the colonies to calm down for a period of 30 to 40 minutes. A rapid harvesting of honey from the honey comb portion preferably in pieces without destabilizing the strength of the combs within 30 to 40 minutes made the bees to restore honey within 2 to 3 days by rebuilding removed honey comb portion. This method of sustainable honey harvesting did not affect either the process of honey harvesting or destroyed/killed A. dorsata colonies. Furthermore, the repeated re-harvesting of honey from these colonies did not affect the performance of the colonies. Based on the results obtained, it is concluded that, use of these integrated techniques of sustainable honey harvesting are effective in conserving A. dorsata colonies by enhancing honey production and crop pollination.

BRO-017

Oku white honey production from Kilum-Ijim forestCameroon

Wirsiy Emmanuel Binyuy

Cameroon Gender and Environment Watch-CAMGEW, Cameroon

Oku White Honey is produced from Kilum-Ijim Mountain forest in Cameroon. It has been certified as Geographical Indication Product. Oku White Honey (OWH) gained local, national and international attention because of its delicious nature, its ability in promoting participatory forest management-fighting poverty and unemployment. Ownership of beehives in the forest prevents bushfires and deforestation. OWH sells at higher prices (3000 FCFA from 2500 FCFA). More bee wax is produced and sold. Many trained bee farmers get upfront payment for honey from Oku Honey Cooperative. About 347 bee farmers have been trained. Trained persons act as trainers for others.400 hives have been shared to those trained to serve as starting point. More than 1200 children made lovers of nature. CAMGEW forest radio programmes reaches about 400000 people. About 850 people have been trained on bee loving tree nursery development and tree planting. Some of the 317 persons trained on bee farming have taken beehive construction as profession. After CAMGEW training on nursery development, many persons and schools now own bee loving tree nurseries. Forest education is done in CAMGEW tree nursery and in forest. 20124 native apiculture trees (Carapa grandifolia, Prunus africana, Schefflera, and Nuxia congesta) have been planted in the forest. Women are encouraged in apiculture by giving women participants’ two beehives

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instead of one received by men. Honey harvesting is done by two persons. Men always hire a second male to do honey harvesting and this reduces family income. The involvement of women in apiculture increases family income.

BRO-021

Beekeeping in the Czech Republic and Czech Association of beekeepers

Jaroslav Hrabak

Czech Association of Beekeepers, Czech Republic

Beekeeping in the area of current Czech Republic has been documented since 10th century. The first law regarding beekeeping was issued by the empress Maria Teresia in the year 1775. Between 1871 and 1898, beekeeping unions for the regions of Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia were established. In the mid of 20th century, all regional organisations merged to one beekeeping union. In 2014, Czech Association of Beekeepers organized 51 651 members of total 53 447 beekeepers owned 603 392 beecolonies (2014). Members of Czech Beekeeping Union possessed 579 319 bee-colonies. The most common type of bee-hives has the frame measurement of 39×24 cm. Based on the certified breeding program, only Carniolan bee is allowed to be bred in the Czech Republic. Since 1922, specialized research center (Research Institute in Dol) is continuously active in a research of diseases of bees, improvement of breeding, pesticides, pollination, etc. Czech Association of Beekeepers together with the Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic is a co-founder of Secondary Beekeeping Trade School–the Beekeeping Education Center in Nasavrky. The school prepares qualified workers for beekeeping, organizes education of new teachers of beekeeping, serves as a methodological center for leaders of beekeeping interest groups, etc. Since 2005, Czech Association of Beekeepers collaborates with Czech government on a preparation and administration of Czech Beekeeping Programme co-financed by European Union. Financial support is provided to technical assistance (organisation of courses, seminars and lectures; acquisition of new precisely defined equipment; acquisition of new bee-hives), treatment of varroasis, and hive revival.

BRO-072

The potential for wild bee honey production

Mochammad Junus

The Faculty of Animal Husbandry Brawijaya University, Malang-Indonesia

Email: junusbrawijaya@yahoo.com

The study was enacted in Sungai Pagar Village, Kiri Hilir Riau regency, Riau Province in July 2014 in cooperation with the area wild bee honey Co-operative Society. The aim of this study was obstain an accurate estimate of the economic potential at local wild bee honey (Apis dorsata) and its products of the above area. In order to draw was appropriate laws and regulations for its sustainable exploitation. A survey method was employed, which found that there were two types honey of wild honey bees, one black ini colour and the other yellow, and that of the total number of hives 1320 colony were of the black variety. Regarding honey production and harvesting, it was found that black bee hives produced 3 - 8 kgs of honey and could be harvested from between 8 and 10 times a year. The local of method of harvesting, namely the taking of only 25 % - 30 % if any one hive was unlikely to cause the bees to abandon the hive, and is thus fully sustainable.

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