Research Article

Turkish Migratory Beekeepers’ Opinions Towards the Current State and Problems of Apiculture Sector: A Descriptive Study in Afyonkarahisar

Volume: 11 Number: 2 December 30, 2022
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Turkish Migratory Beekeepers’ Opinions Towards the Current State and Problems of Apiculture Sector: A Descriptive Study in Afyonkarahisar

Abstract

This research was carried out to examine the opinions of the migratory beekeepers in Afyonkarahisar regarding the current situation and problems of the sector. A total of 37 items were assembled under four subgroups in the questionnaire to collect the research data. The questionnaire was applied through face-to-face interviews with beekeepers during the visits to the apiaries of the enterprises. The migratory beekeepers emphasized that marketing is the most crucial problem. They stressed that the marketing assembled with a small number of intermediary companies and the labeling not based on branding and quality standards reduce the retail price of bee products. Other significant problems were unannounced agricultural pesticide spraying, increasing decline in the flora of honey plants, high equipment costs, and the lack of specific legislation for migratory beekeeping. Also, it has been stated that there were challenges in obtaining quality queen bees, finding location areas and meeting the living needs on the migration route, and accessing training on topics such as bee diseases, organic beekeeping, and Apitherapy. As a result, it has been concluded that supporting migratory beekeepers with good input and marketing management, regulations that will facilitate migration and beekeeper accommodation, and policies to increase product quality and bee health can significantly contribute to improving their capacity to adapt to innovative and competitive national strategies to be developed for beekeeping in the future.

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Supporting Institution

AKÜ BABK

Project Number

19.SAĞ.BİL.12 Turkey.

Thanks

This study received the support of Afyon Kocatepe University Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit with Project number 19.SAĞ.BİL.12 Turkey

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Veterinary Surgery

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 30, 2022

Submission Date

July 25, 2022

Acceptance Date

October 12, 2022

Published in Issue

Year 2022 Volume: 11 Number: 2

APA
Akpınar, A., & Bozkurt, Z. (2022). Turkish Migratory Beekeepers’ Opinions Towards the Current State and Problems of Apiculture Sector: A Descriptive Study in Afyonkarahisar. Harran University Journal of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 11(2), 193-200. https://doi.org/10.31196/huvfd.1147383
AMA
1.Akpınar A, Bozkurt Z. Turkish Migratory Beekeepers’ Opinions Towards the Current State and Problems of Apiculture Sector: A Descriptive Study in Afyonkarahisar. Harran Univ Vet Fak Derg. 2022;11(2):193-200. doi:10.31196/huvfd.1147383
Chicago
Akpınar, Ahmet, and Zehra Bozkurt. 2022. “Turkish Migratory Beekeepers’ Opinions Towards the Current State and Problems of Apiculture Sector: A Descriptive Study in Afyonkarahisar”. Harran University Journal of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine 11 (2): 193-200. https://doi.org/10.31196/huvfd.1147383.
EndNote
Akpınar A, Bozkurt Z (December 1, 2022) Turkish Migratory Beekeepers’ Opinions Towards the Current State and Problems of Apiculture Sector: A Descriptive Study in Afyonkarahisar. Harran University Journal of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine 11 2 193–200.
IEEE
[1]A. Akpınar and Z. Bozkurt, “Turkish Migratory Beekeepers’ Opinions Towards the Current State and Problems of Apiculture Sector: A Descriptive Study in Afyonkarahisar”, Harran Univ Vet Fak Derg, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 193–200, Dec. 2022, doi: 10.31196/huvfd.1147383.
ISNAD
Akpınar, Ahmet - Bozkurt, Zehra. “Turkish Migratory Beekeepers’ Opinions Towards the Current State and Problems of Apiculture Sector: A Descriptive Study in Afyonkarahisar”. Harran University Journal of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine 11/2 (December 1, 2022): 193-200. https://doi.org/10.31196/huvfd.1147383.
JAMA
1.Akpınar A, Bozkurt Z. Turkish Migratory Beekeepers’ Opinions Towards the Current State and Problems of Apiculture Sector: A Descriptive Study in Afyonkarahisar. Harran Univ Vet Fak Derg. 2022;11:193–200.
MLA
Akpınar, Ahmet, and Zehra Bozkurt. “Turkish Migratory Beekeepers’ Opinions Towards the Current State and Problems of Apiculture Sector: A Descriptive Study in Afyonkarahisar”. Harran University Journal of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, vol. 11, no. 2, Dec. 2022, pp. 193-00, doi:10.31196/huvfd.1147383.
Vancouver
1.Ahmet Akpınar, Zehra Bozkurt. Turkish Migratory Beekeepers’ Opinions Towards the Current State and Problems of Apiculture Sector: A Descriptive Study in Afyonkarahisar. Harran Univ Vet Fak Derg. 2022 Dec. 1;11(2):193-200. doi:10.31196/huvfd.1147383