Community Perception on Honeybee and Beekeeping Practices and Constraints in Tripoli

Essayah, Ahmed Mohamed; Gündüz, Şerife; Lagili, Hamza S. Abdalla; Williams, Ndifreke Etuk; Bamisile, Olusola

doi:10.17485/ijst/2019/v12i12/142482

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“…This is in concordance with the studies of other authors, who state that pests and diseases are a significant factor affecting bee populations in other regions of the world. The disease named varroosis is considered to be a great problem faced by beekeepers [7,50]. Jacques et al [64] state that beekeepers' experience and knowledge represent the most significant factors in the protection of bee colonies from diseases.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The research method applied in this study was a survey, which has been frequently applied in previous examinations of attitudes, perceptions or opinions of a target group regarding a selected topic [13,[49][50][51]. A structured questionnaire was created in both print and electronic versions and it was applied in the region of the Western Balkans.…”

Section: Applied Instrumentmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Environmental threats to beekeeping in the Western Balkan countries - beekeepers’ perceptions

Šarić,

Muça,

Subić

et al. 2023

Environ. Res. Commun.

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The subject of the paper refers to the research on beekeepers’ perceptions of environmentalthreats to beekeeping in the Western Balkan region. The following environmental threats were supposed to be the most pronounced: cutting of melliferous perennial plants and clearing of forests, urbanisation and environmental pollution, use of pesticides in agricultural production, pests and agents of bees’ diseases, climate changes. The aim of the research was to find out how beekeepers perceived these threats, to determine the presence of the threats and to define their intensity as well as their mutual relationship. For the purpose of this research, the authors created a structured questionnaire which was filled in by randomly selected beekeepers living in the Western Balkans. The research results show that most beekeepers in the studied area evaluated the assumed threats as strong to very strong, while the greatest percentage of beekeepers believes that climate change represents the greatest threat to beekeeping in the region. All assumed environmental threats show the same tendency, while they have the most serious effect on large apiaries with more than 150 bee colonies, located in lowland areas up to 200 meters above sea level with intensive farming. Findings of this research are important in order to adapt the current beekeeping practice in the region to more sustainable solutions, through improvement of the existing beekeeping legislation and advisory services. 

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%