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Contents
- 1 Key numbers of apiculture
- 2 Honey bee products and honey bee sector
- 3 Bee forage
- 4 Beekeeping
- 4.1 Honey bee species used for beekeeping
- 4.2 Discussion about the advantages and disadvantages of beekeeping with A. mellifera and A. cerana in Indonesia
- 4.3 Other types of gaining bee products
- 4.4 Hive types
- 4.5 Hive Management
- 4.6 Locally adapted hive management interventions (good beekeeping practice)
- 4.7 Ideas for improved Api-Management
- 4.8 Biggest problems in beekeeping
- 4.9 Status of migratory beekeeping
- 4.10 Status of pollination business
- 4.11 Beekeeping associations
- 5 Bee pathology
- 6 Possibilities for smart bee management
- 7 Knowledge gaps
Key numbers of apiculture
Honey bee species and subspecies
Non-Apis managed bees or bees used for bee products
Honey bee products and honey bee sector
Honey
Beeswax
Pollen
Propolis
Honey market value chain
Import/Export of honey bee products
Prizes
Bee forage
Climate
Number of melliferous plants and important literature
Major honey flows (plants, seasons)
Beekeeping
Honey bee species used for beekeeping
Discussion about the advantages and disadvantages of beekeeping with A. mellifera and A. cerana in Indonesia
Other types of gaining bee products
Hive types
Hive Management
Locally adapted hive management interventions (good beekeeping practice)
Ideas for improved Api-Management
Biggest problems in beekeeping
Status of migratory beekeeping
Status of pollination business
Beekeeping associations
Bee pathology
There are numerious pests, pathogens and predators who affect the health of honey bee colonies and further may cause economic loss. Therefore it is important for beekeepers to know about existing threats and how to treat a possible infestation. In the following chapter, an assessment on honey bee health status, major pests and predators and local treatment methods was conducted. Summarized, there is a wide variety of pests an pathogens that affect honey bee health in Ethiopia and Indonesia. They range from viruses, protozoa, bacteria, fungi and insecta to mites and mammals. In general, the research indicated that beekeepers in both countries underestimate the risk of honey bee diseases and that treatment methods, that are commonly used in the western world are unknown in Ethiopia and/or Indonesia. It is necessary to work on education dissemination to enlarge the understanding of honey bee biology and further increase the income.
Honey bee health
Viruses
Foulbrood
Nosema
Chalkbrood
G. mellonella
B. coeca
Coleoptera
Ants
Varroa
Tropilaelaps spp.
A. woodi
Others
Dealing with honey bee health issues
Treatments (if any) commonly applied to different pests
Threats for introduction of new pests
Education Dissemination
Possibilities for smart bee management
To assess the status of a honey bee colony, the beekeeper needs to visually inspect the inside of the hive. This procedure is time consuming and may stress the colony. The active monitoring and remote sensing by appropriate ICT solutions may be a useful tool to support the management of honey bee health, colony development and even the bee productivity.
Identify threshold values for honey harvest
Identify swarming events
Knowledge gaps
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