Locally adapted hive management interventions (good beekeeping practice)

So far, nationally formulated good beekeeping practices are unknown in Ethiopia and Indonesia. Nevertheless, there are efforts from several scientific institutions for applied and adaptive apicultural research which is the first step of development of a good beekeeping practice. In Ethiopia, the Holeta Bee Research Center (HBRC) is the main institution for apicultural research, but one center is not able to address every region in the country. As mentioned in the chapters Honey and Hive types, 95% of the beekeepers use traditional hives, but most of HBRC's research is based on modern technology and modern management systems and in a consequence, results may not be adapted to the actual situation in the country (pers. communication). In Indonesia, there is XXXX