Research Article

An Analysis on Migratory Beekeeping in Inner‐West Anatolia Region, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey: Production, Practice, Marketing, and Challenges

Volume: 10 Number: 2 December 12, 2021
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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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Supporting Institution

AKÜ BABK

Project Number

12.SAĞ.BİL.12 Turkey.

References

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Veterinary Surgery

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 12, 2021

Submission Date

August 16, 2021

Acceptance Date

October 27, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 10 Number: 2

APA
Akpınar, A., & Bozkurt, Z. (2021). An Analysis on Migratory Beekeeping in Inner‐West Anatolia Region, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey: Production, Practice, Marketing, and Challenges. Harran University Journal of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 10(2), 153-160. https://doi.org/10.31196/huvfd.982231
AMA
1.Akpınar A, Bozkurt Z. An Analysis on Migratory Beekeeping in Inner‐West Anatolia Region, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey: Production, Practice, Marketing, and Challenges. Harran Univ Vet Fak Derg. 2021;10(2):153-160. doi:10.31196/huvfd.982231
Chicago
Akpınar, Ahmet, and Zehra Bozkurt. 2021. “An Analysis on Migratory Beekeeping in Inner‐West Anatolia Region, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey: Production, Practice, Marketing, and Challenges”. Harran University Journal of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine 10 (2): 153-60. https://doi.org/10.31196/huvfd.982231.
EndNote
Akpınar A, Bozkurt Z (December 1, 2021) An Analysis on Migratory Beekeeping in Inner‐West Anatolia Region, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey: Production, Practice, Marketing, and Challenges. Harran University Journal of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine 10 2 153–160.
IEEE
[1]A. Akpınar and Z. Bozkurt, “An Analysis on Migratory Beekeeping in Inner‐West Anatolia Region, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey: Production, Practice, Marketing, and Challenges”, Harran Univ Vet Fak Derg, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 153–160, Dec. 2021, doi: 10.31196/huvfd.982231.
ISNAD
Akpınar, Ahmet - Bozkurt, Zehra. “An Analysis on Migratory Beekeeping in Inner‐West Anatolia Region, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey: Production, Practice, Marketing, and Challenges”. Harran University Journal of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine 10/2 (December 1, 2021): 153-160. https://doi.org/10.31196/huvfd.982231.
JAMA
1.Akpınar A, Bozkurt Z. An Analysis on Migratory Beekeeping in Inner‐West Anatolia Region, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey: Production, Practice, Marketing, and Challenges. Harran Univ Vet Fak Derg. 2021;10:153–160.
MLA
Akpınar, Ahmet, and Zehra Bozkurt. “An Analysis on Migratory Beekeeping in Inner‐West Anatolia Region, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey: Production, Practice, Marketing, and Challenges”. Harran University Journal of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, vol. 10, no. 2, Dec. 2021, pp. 153-60, doi:10.31196/huvfd.982231.
Vancouver
1.Ahmet Akpınar, Zehra Bozkurt. An Analysis on Migratory Beekeeping in Inner‐West Anatolia Region, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey: Production, Practice, Marketing, and Challenges. Harran Univ Vet Fak Derg. 2021 Dec. 1;10(2):153-60. doi:10.31196/huvfd.982231

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