Apimondia 2015 Abstract book (South Korea)

Ministère de l'agriculture de Tunisie, Tunisia

Tunisia has a diverse honey bees potential in forests ready to host organic apiaries that can enhance the quality of honey. In this context the Ministry of Agriculture implemented a pilot program to convert conventional apiaries for the benefit of beekeepers in eligible areas for this mode of production. The experiment started in December 2007 by the formation of a technical committee composed of services directly related to specific components of the project. The first parts of the achievements from 2008 to 2012; 17 apiaries were made about 1000 hives of which 12 were certified. Beekeepers have participated with their apiaries; the BLP has paid certification fees, inputs and provided guidance and technical monitoring and facilitating the marketing of honey. With the exception of difficult years 2009 and 2010, which delayed the conversion period, the average yield per hive and per year was 10 to 15 kg depending on the area and apiaries. The average cost of production per kg of organic honey was 12 EU. The selling price of the kg in 2012 was 22.5 EU. As response to requests for membership, an extension part began 2013 with the creation of 13 new projects 1000 hives until late May 2015, 6 projects have been certified, with conventions being updated to increase the participation and responsibility of beekeepers. In 2016 we plan the intensification of organic beekeeping projects as part of a more organized profession.

Symposium: Regional Beekeeping II

BRO-052

Constraints and opportunities of beekeeping in Werieleke District of Tigray region, Ethiopia

Teweldemedhn Gebretinsae Hailu

Aksum University, Ethiopia

This research was conducted in the highland, midland and lowland agro-ecologies of Wereieleke district of Ethiopia in order to identify and prioritize constraints and synthesis opportunities of beekeeping using interview questionnaire survey. Statistical analyses were carried out using chi-square test in JMP5 statistical package. Beekeeping in Werieleke district was found to be compounded by many constraints including provision of incomplete packed inputs, lack of credit, provision of adulterated wax for the modern production system, application of chemicals, honey adulteration, and knowledge gap. Traditional beekeepers should be trained on beeswax extraction and processing to complement it with modern beekeeping. Training on bee biology can help them to avoid traditional practices such as wing clipping and caging of queen

BRO-053

The path to sustainable beekeeping in the United Arab Emirates

Denis Anderson, Ihsan Joma, Mohammed Hammadi

Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority, United Arab Emirates

Beekeeping with Apis mellifera is a highly regarded, but problematic, activity in the UAE. There are 2 main honey-producing periods. These correspond with spring (Oct-Nov) flowering of Ziziphus spina Christi

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(commonly called ‘sidar’) and autumn (Apr-Jun) flowering of Acacia tortilis (‘samar’). Small amounts of honey are also produced during these periods and also during winter (Dec-Mar) from Prosopis cineraria (Ghaf tree), citrus, melon and Eucalyptus species. Virtually no honey is produced during summer (Jul-Sept) due to a lack of flowering plants. A number of issues negatively impact on UAE beekeeping and stifle its future development. Most important is the large-scale annual die-offs of honeybee colonies at the end of winter and during summer. Beekeepers deal with these die-offs by restocking with package honeybees imported mostly from Egypt. However, the imported bees are often infested with Varroa destructor and harbor microbial pathogens that may subsequently contribute to colony mortality. Other negative impacting issues include a general scarcity of forage plants and poor hive management, especially during summer when temperatures may exceed 50oC. This paper described studies to determine the cause and prevent the reoccurrence of the annual honeybee die-offs, focusing on the likely culprits; pests and diseases, nutrition and poor hive management. Also described are parallel studies aimed at developing a local line of honeybee, bred in the UAE for UAE conditions. If successful, these combined studies will negate the need to continually import package bees and guide further development of sustainable beekeeping based on firm scientific foundations.

BRO-047

The potential of high income beekeeping projects in acacia forest reserves in Malaysia

Zakbah Mian

Department of Agriculture, Malaysia

Malaysia in needs of high income projects in order to achieve a develop nation status by 2020. Beekeeping can play a major role in achieving this aspiration. It is estimated that the beekeeping industry is capable of creating new wealth generating sales up to millions of ringgit from bee products and by-products. It is an important source of high income activity especially for communities leaving close to the acacia forest reserves. The yield from Apis mellifera can reach up to 50kg per colony per year. Since the potential local production from acacia forest reserves is immense, the project is expected to contribute to the government’s aspiration of high income agricultural activities. This paper investigates the sustainability issue of enhancing farm production of natural honey in acacia forest reserves. In addition, the research also proposed possible government incentives for achieving high income agriculture projects. The results indicate that the industry is more sustainable if government intervenes with possible incentives. But even with no incentives, the beekeeping project is already able to generate RM5000 monthly income to participants.

BRO-044

Challenges and opportunities for sustainable beekeeping in Miombo Woodlands of Mlele District of Western Tanzania

Janemary Ntalwila

Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute (TAWIRI), Tanzania

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Mlele District located in Katavi Region in the western Tanzania is one of the remote areas and is recognize as among the higher potential areas for honey production in miombo woodlands. The study was conducted in Inyonga division of Mlele District, July 2014. The purpose of the study was to assess challenges and opportunities for sustainable beekeeping among the rural community. A total of 101 beekeepers were interviewed from purposively selected three villages. Descriptive statistics and non-parametric test (Kruskal Wallis) were done using SPSS (version 20 of 2014). Results indicate that traditional beekeeping is widely used in the area with bark hives being highly used (63%, n=11,928). Main challenges identified were, lack of beekeeping equipment (20.4%, n=101), prolonged droughts (14%), unreliable market and price fluctuation (8.9%), long distances to bee apiary (8.9%) and lack of enough capital (7.2%). Tree cutting, tree debarking, use of fire during honey harvesting were reported as major cause of loss of both flora and fauna species that also limit beekeeping in the area. Main opportunities included presence of beekeeping groups, 101 beekeepers who responded, 91.4% belonged to beekeeping groups. Other opportunities observed were; Government willingness to support beekeepers, market availability, availability of skilled beekeepers and presence of extensive miombo woodlands. The study thus conclude that, though there are many challenges, however with the existing opportunities, the area can produce more bee products if those opportunities are fully utilized and sustainable beekeeping is promoted.

BRO-051

Honeybee colony marketing and its implications for queen rearing and beekeeping development in Werieleke district, Northern Ethiopia

Teweldemedhn Gebretinsae Hailu

Aksum University, Ethiopia

Development endeavors are trying to use beekeeping as tool for poverty alleviation in Ethiopia. This increased promotion is creating increasing demand for colonies. This research was conducted in Nebelet and Maikinetal colony market centers of Werieleke district of Tigray region to investigate market through interviewing market actors. Descriptive statistics, ANOVA and Pearson correlations were run using JMP5 statistical package. Sellers in Nebelet were males who compose producers and traders. In Maikinetal, they were producers and hunters. Colony sellers in Nebelet were experienced in colony multiplication through swarming and able to transport safely from highland areas of 40km radius. Sellers in Maikinetal were less experienced youngsters who hunt colonies from valleys of Werie. Several youth who bought fewer colonies were found in Nebelet implying their attraction to beekeeping as employment option. There was better involvement of women in purchasing colonies as contrasted to selling, which reflect improving participation in beekeeping. Price of colonies has significantly varied spatially and temporally (P< 0.0001) in association with supply and quality. Several constraints were pointed-out as faced in transporting and marketing colonies. Colonies have been flowing from highlands to lowlands, which can cause genetic mixup, disease transmissions and failure to adapt. Selling virgin queens and deserting worker bees at market were common practices indicating low understanding of beekeepers on bee biology. Therefore, beekeepers should be empowered to rear queens and multiply colonies. Besides, law should be established in order to standardize colonies and queens sold, conserve bee diversity and avoid disease transmissions.

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BRO-040

Assessment of the knowledge level on "Apiforestry" among beekeepers in Oyo State, Southwestern, Nigeria

Yusuf Adeyemo1, Saka Jimoh2, A Alarape2, Samuel Babarinde3

1 Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, Igboora, Nigeria

2 University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria

3 Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Nigeria

Integration of apiculture and forestry “Apiforestry” is a new concept which holds a lot of benefits for sustainability.

It is not clear how much the people understand about the mechanisms in the study area. This study investigated the awareness of this concept by beekeepers in Oyo State, Nigeria. Questionnaire and interview schedules were employed using stratified and simple random techniques to sample 64 respondents. Data were analysed (SPSS 16.0) using descriptive and inferential statistics. Majority (79.4) of respondents were male and aged 20-50 years. Majority of the respondents (98.4%) took beekeeping as secondary occupation. Majority (88.9%) had formal education. All respondents (100%) produced honey with low yield. About (70%) of the respondents had the knowledge about relevance of plant biodiversity to bee productivity while about 68% reported inadequate access to research/extension services about integration of apiculture with trees. Over 50% of the respondents did not plant trees but depend on wild trees. Highest number of trees per hectare (43) was observed in the Gunea savanna. Chisquare test results showed that education had significant effect on knowledge about the relevance of plant for beekeeping at P=0.05. Source of information and how respondents acquired training on beekeeping had no significant effect on knowledge about importance of plants in beekeeping at P=0.05. Results revealed that beekeepers lack access to research and extension-based information but cultivated self-planting and conservation of trees on apiaries. To bridge the gap between economic and environmental sustainability, there is need for awareness and “apiforestry model farm” for beekeepers.

BRO-039

Bee the source.

Sona Dubna

Privat laboratory Zelenecska, Czech Republic

A short study about new products development from local sources. Natural hand made products inspiration.

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Poster Presentation

09:00-18:00, (Wed) 16 - (Fri) 19 September

Daejeon Trade Exhibition Center

Beekeeping Economy

BEP-001

Organic beekeeping activities in Turkey

Neslihan Ozsoy, Miray Dayioglu

Republic of Turkey Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock - Aegean Agricultural Research

Institute, Turkey

Organic agriculture activities in Turkey started in 1986 and firstly on 18.12.1994 “Regulations on Producing of Vegetable and Animal Products with Ecological Methods” published in the Official Gazette numbered 22145 and entered into enforcement. Currently enforcement is "Regulations on Principles and Applications of Organic Agriculture" which numbered 27676 and dated 18.08.2010. Also after into enforcement of regulations numbered 27676, various changes have been made. In Turkey, organic beekeeping activities are performed in accordance with the provisions of this regulations and according to data in 2013 of Republic of Turkey Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock the number of producers in transition to organic beekeeping is 471 and the hive number is 62.836; the number of producers that activities in organic beekeeping which completing the transition period is 279, the hive number is 32.342 and production is 344,04 tons. Required more studies should be done for consumers to be more conscious and be directed to the manufacturers of this industry about organic beekeeping products which objectives are more healthy and high-quality production. Also, as a result of some wrong practices in beekeeping, residues problem in honey solved with organic beekeeping and in this way export will develop. Organic beekeeping can be expected further development in our country where has a rich flora if the above-mentioned substances are solved.

BEP-002

The investigation of bee keeping and the sugar residues in honey

Kuan-Hua Chen, Yue-Wen Chen

National Ilan University, Taiwan

Honey is a sweet and flavorful natural product consumed for its high nutritive value and its contribution to human health. Honey can be adulterated in various ways. One of the adulteration methods is the addition of different sugar syrups during or after honey production. For example, high fructose corn syrup (HFCS), glucose syrup (GS) and saccharose syrups (SS) can be used for adulterating honey. In generally, honeybees will visit the C3 plant for nectars and won’t visit the C4 plant. So, analyzing the difference between the isotope in C3 and C4 plant can be a way to detect the honey is adulteration or not. Result shows the honey adulterate by adding the syrup from C4 plant (HFCS and GS) can be easy detected. But recently, the technology in making fake honey is changing that some adulteration honey adding syrup from C3 plant (beet and cassava) which cannot be detect from the technique we have. Therefore it is necessary to create more detecting skills to aid with the old one.

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BEP-003

Taiwan verification honey can significantly increase honey sales value

Chun-Ting Chen, Yi-Cheng Chen, Yue-Wen Chen

National Ilan University, Taiwan

Honey is a natural health product and has a high nutritive value. Honey can be adulterated in various ways. In recent years, food safety has been a hot topic around the world. In 2013 the EU listed the top ten easily adulterated food, honey ranked sixth in that list. Honey verify contents include: 311 pesticide residues, antibiotics (seven kinds of tetracycline, four kinds of chloramphenicol, nitrofuran metabolites) CNS 1305 (water, reducing sugars, sucrose, water insoluble matter, HMF, amylase) C3 syrup, C4 syrup. This year, the use of 12 ton of honey produce about 24,000 cans of honey, it is expected to increase the sales value of $ 250,000. Honey verification can improve sales value, in addition to ensure the food safety of consumers.

BEP-004

Pinehoney production in Turkey and the current situation of beekeeping enterprises in the pinehoney production area

Murat Polat, Mustafa Bahadr Ç evrimli, Engin Sakarya, Ahmet Cumhur Akn, Mehmet Saltuk Arkan

Ankara University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Animal Health Economics and Management,

Turkey

Pinehoney is an exceptional type of honey that can be produced in Mula, Aydn, Denizli provinces (TR32 Region) in Turkey. 90-95 % of pinehoney in the world is produced in Turkey. That 50 % of Turkey’s beekeepers come and operate TR32 Region in autumn which is a pinehoney production area is a fact showing the potential and importance of the region. The amount of honey yield and enterprise scales of beekeeping enterprises in Turkey and Aegean Region and the number of hives in the region are evaluated in this study by making a comparison with the beekeeping enterprises located TR32 Region of Turkey where pinehoney production is carried out intensely. Besides, important points are determined regarding the current situation in the region. Turkey is unrivaled in terms of the production of pinehoney which finds buyers in all international markets and the demand for which increases with each passing day. It is estimated that 30 % of the total honey production in Turkey is the pinehoney but the net amount of pine honey production can’t be calculated officially. Permanent measures should be put into practice in respect of determining correctly the production amounts of honey varieties TR32 region,

Turkey’s pinehoney being in the first place, taking the necessary measures in order to increase the yield per hive and the production of pinehoney, optimization of enterprise scales in terms of the sustainability of production, solving the marketing problems at the producer level and increasing the income of the beekeeping enterprises.

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BEP-005

Preliminary studies on the production of honey from the hives, treated with protein supplement during the time of production of honey production

Grupo apícola Serrana Balcarse1, Martín Eduardo Colombani2, Paulo Mielgo3, Pablo Joaquín Moja2, Marcelo Luis Del Hoyo3, Patricio VIdondo3

1 Cambio Rural INTA

2 Private consultant

3 Apilab srl

Low levels of essential aminoacids significantly affect longevity of the bees, as it is essential in the preparation phase of the hive (pre-honeydew), reaching up to 50% decrease of the above mentioned hive, preventing large populations are not generated in the colony and what is more worrying, when the bee reaches pecoreadora, it is about to die, reducing the capacity pecoreadora hive “Pajuelo, 2009”. What is intended to demonstrate with this experience is the importance of nutrition from the point of view of protein tenor, for the development and sustenance of bee populations during the harvest season. The use of certain protein supplements, as Nutribee Plus, during this critical stage of the cycle would achieve a higher honey production, based on the principle that "A greater number of biologically balanced bees will produce more honey, the same amount of bees divided into smaller colonies “Farrar 1937”. In the first season, in the 3 trials, there was an increased production of honey in the hives treated with Nutribeeplus, and the average difference of 2.01 kg of Honey/hive. Meanwhile, in the 1314 season, the final result for a rather low harvesting in much of Argentina, ended with a difference of 2.3 kg. per hive. Based on the data obtained in both studies, we can say that the Nutribee plus protein supplement is necessary. To achieve an average increase of 2 kg of Honey/hive, it is a positive start to a path based largely on bee nutrition research for a fully productive season.

BEP-006

Determining information and ideas of students about education on beekeeping in veterinary medicine at Ankara University

Sedat Sevin1, Ufuk Kaya 2, Mustafa Bahadr Ç evrimli3

1 Ankara University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology 2 Ankara University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Biostatistics

3 Ankara University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Animal Health Economics and Manag ement, Turkey

Beekeeping sector has an important role in employment of the rural population in Turkey with a low capital and without relying on soil. Thanks to its natural conditions, geographical location and climate, Turkey is convenient for all kinds of beekeeping initiatives. Turkey follows China as the second in the number of hives and amount of honey production. In the sector of beekeeping, Turkey faces various problems such as low-efficiency, marketing problems that manufacturers face, bee illnesses, not being able to manufacture quality product, low capacity of

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export. To overcome the said troubles, veterinarians have a great responsibility as one of the most important stakeholders of the sector. It should not be forgotten that veterinarians gain basic sector-specific know-how during their education in veterinary medicine. In the present study, a survey was conducted among 2004th and 5th year students in Veterinary Medicine at Ankara University. The survey aimed to determine how the students evaluate the education that they are having on beekeeping, what kind of education they would like to have on beekeeping, how much knowledge they have about the basics of beekeeping legislation in force in Turkey and to what extent they were interested in the sector as the candidate veterinarians. It is thought that results of the study are to be notably beneficial to student and academicians of veterinary medicines.

BEP-007

Beekeeping Economy

Kodjo Logou Agossou

Organisation pour la Promotion des Arts Apicole et Sylvicole (OPAAS)

This theme raises vis-à-vis the beekeeping business issues profitability itself depends on a lot of parameters, from the source equipment of the various levels of the company until the sale of products. Speaking of equipment, it is necessary to dwell on their origins and their cost: the most effective for the time we come expensive external markets; imitation must have support to provide efficient products or inputs. As for hives accurate determination of ideal size according to eco-botanical characteristics must be of sound research. The efficiency of operations apiary and in various extraction workshops is increasing function of the level of competence of technicians. The operations that increase the chances of capture and retain as long as possible settlements and those that enhance the performance of bees should be preferred. Speaking of marketing the products, the local market, is the most sought; it must offer quality products if you want to have a good customer base and avoiding the most intermediaries. The outdoor market that could be juicier is more binding. The product presentations, the valuation of by-products enhance company's business. A good beekeeping business operating account must be comprehensive inventory of loads so vis-à-vis the revenue potential products to determine one draws a reasonable margin of profit of at least 8% the accumulated charges, the thresholds of digital and financial profitability of the initiative. In terms of the characteristics of high races, we must emphasize the economic importance of improved breeds.

BEP-008

Opportunities and Challenges of Ethiopian Honey Processing and International trade: the need for transformation

Tekeba Eshetie Nega1

1 Ethiopian meat and dairy industry development institute, Ethiopia

Among many macroeconomic development pillars of Ethiopia, raising agricultural output and productivity, promoting industrialization, huge investment in infrastructure and export promotion and diversification are the major ones. Honey and wax being exportable food items have been contributing to the foreign export earning of the nation since the beginning of honey processing. However, the share of honey and wax exported from the national produce is less than 2%. This study was therefore, implemented to review the opportunities and

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