An Analysis on Migratory Beekeeping in Inner‐West Anatolia Region, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey: Production, Practice, Marketing, and Challenges
Abstract
This study aimed to analyze the challenges of migratory beekeeping enterprises related to their production capacity, beekeeping practices and, marketing in Afyonkarahisar. Some observations, measurements, and apiary land‐based assessments were made in a total of 84 beekeeping enterprises that have been selected randomly with a stratified sampling method. Data from face‐to‐face interviews with beekeepers and production records on the farms were used via a semistructured form. While there was a traditional honey production model in these enterprises, the average hive capacity was 323.98 units. It is determined that the average honey production per hive was 14.28 kg and, there was an increasing trend in production parallel to enterprise capacity. All enterprises have Muğla and Muğla x Anatolian hybrid bee colonies. Beekeepers reported that the most critical colony losses were originated from Nosema and Varroa infections, and most of the hives evaluated were more or less dirty and worn. It has revealed that there was no record kept of any bee health and production in many enterprises, and there was no plan for natural disasters in many apiary areas for emergencies. It has been concluded that honey yield increased with the enterprise size, the hives were dense in the apiary land, the amount of dirty and worn hives was high, and the major problems were related to bee transportation, shelter, marketing, and bee diseases.
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Primary Language
English
Subjects
Veterinary Surgery
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Research Article
Authors
Ahmet Akpınar
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0000-0001-6310-5297
Türkiye
Zehra Bozkurt
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0000-0001-8272-7817
Türkiye
Publication Date
December 12, 2021
Submission Date
August 16, 2021
Acceptance Date
October 27, 2021
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Year 2021 Volume: 10 Number: 2
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