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General beekeeping practices and main stressors identified by beekeepers in the Mediterranean

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dc.contributor.authorNanetti, Antonio
dc.contributor.authorMartín-Hernández, Raquel
dc.contributor.authorZammit Mangion, Marion
dc.contributor.authorAlice Pinto, M.
dc.contributor.authorFarrugia, Dylan
dc.contributor.authorZammit Mangion, Rachel
dc.contributor.authorNoureddine, Adjlane
dc.contributor.authorEissa, Asmaa Anwar
dc.contributor.authorCilia, Giovanni
dc.contributor.authorDaour, Ahmad Yousef
dc.contributor.authorGarrido, Claudia
dc.contributor.authorHaddad, Nizar
dc.contributor.authorHenriques, Dora
dc.contributor.authorHosri, Chadi
dc.contributor.authorMuz, Mustafa Necati
dc.contributor.authorSagastume, Soledad
dc.contributor.authorGalea, Thomas
dc.contributor.authorMedibees Consortium
dc.date.accessioned2023-10-20T15:04:51Z
dc.date.available2023-10-20T15:04:51Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractBeekeeping is an ecologically and economically important activity in the Mediterranean that is increasingly under threat from a combination of factors. In the MEDIBEES (Monitoring the Mediterranean honey bee subspecies and their resilience to climate change for the improvement of sustainable agro-ecosystems) PRIMA project we aim to identify honey bees that show resilience to stressors associated with climate change. An important first step in our work was to establish baseline data of practices in the region through the administering of a questionnaire on the beekeeping practices. Over 1022 responses were received from beekeepers in Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Italy, Lebanon, Malta, Spain, Portugal and Turkey. Beekeeping was overwhelmingly male dominated (ratio 9:1) and practiced largely by the middle-aged (mainly between 40-50 years). The majority of beekeepers reported having 10-50 boxes with the exceptions of Algeria and Jordan where the majority reported keeping more than 100 hive boxes. Across the Mediterranean the Langstroth hive box was most commonly used. Despite the perception of migratory beekeeping being frequently practiced, only Lebanon and Turkey reported significant levels of transhumance (>50.0 and 70.0% of beekeepers respectively). 51.2% of beekeepers reported practicing queen rearing with the majority of these (51.4%) reporting re-queening their colonies every 2 years. Interestingly, the majority of all beekeepers agreed with the statement that their native honey bee is endangered where pesticide use, lack of adequate forage and parasite infestations such as the Varroa mite were repeatedly cited as causing the greatest losses to honey bees in general. Climate change and urbanisation were also linked with colony losses by causing habitat loss. Supplementary feeding was reported to be an integral part of beekeeping in this region, with beekeepers reporting using between 0-5kg, closely followed by 6-10 kg of additional sugars.pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorshipMEDIBEES part of the PRIMA programme supported by the European Unionpt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.citationNanetti, Antonio; Martín-Hernández, Raquel; Zammit Mangion, Marion; Alice Pinto, M.; Farrugia, Dylan; Zammit Mangion, Rachel; Adjlane, Noureddine; Eissa, Asmaa Anwar; Cilia, Giovannni; Daour, Ahmad Yousef; Garrido, Claudia; Haddad, Nizar; Henriques, Dora; Hosri, Chadi; Muz, Mustafa Necati; Sagastume, Soledad; Galea, Thomas; Medibees Consortium (2023). General beekeeping practices and main stressors identified by beekeepers in the Mediterranean. In Apimondia 48th International Apicultural Congress. Chilept_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10198/28810
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewednopt_PT
dc.publisherApimondiapt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectBeekeeping practicespt_PT
dc.subjectStressorspt_PT
dc.subjectMediterraneanpt_PT
dc.titleGeneral beekeeping practices and main stressors identified by beekeepers in the Mediterraneanpt_PT
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oaire.citation.endPage173pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage173pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleApimondia 48th International Apicultural Congresspt_PT
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person.familyNameHenriques
person.givenNameM. Alice
person.givenNameDora
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