Sustainable Beekeeping Cooperative Societies: The Case of Mexico City

Barrientos, Aída Huerta; Morales, Alma E. Vera; Callejas, Laura P. Avila; Cabrera, Miguel A. Saldaña; López, Eduardo García; Ayala, Emiliano Gutiérrez

doi:10.26855/ijfsa.2021.03.011

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“…Out of these thirteen brands, eight were well-known brands in the Indian market. Studies in Mexico (5) , also reported non-compliance of honey samples with international regulations. Several international agencies, such as the Codex Alimentarius Commission, the International Honey Commission, etc., provide a detailed insight into quality control for honey.…”

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Physicochemical properties of Honey from Traditional Beekeepers of Sohra

Kharkamni¹

2021

IJST

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Objective: To determine the physicochemical properties of honey to help ascertain its quality. The properties investigated in the present work are specific gravity, refractive index, moisture content, total solids, pH, free acidity, electrical conductivity, and hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF). Methods/Statistical analysis: To determine properties of honey such as refractive index, moisture content, pH, free acidity, electrical conductivity, and hydroxymethylfurfural, the procedures prescribed by the International Honey Commission were followed. Specific gravity was determined using the method described by Rebiai et al. Total solids was calculated by the formula given by Amin et al. Statistical analyses were carried out in Microsoft Excel 2016, and all readings were presented as mean±standard deviation. Correlation studies were also used wherever applicable. Findings: The moisture content lies in the range (16.6±0.4) g/100g to (19.4±0.3) g/100g. The total solids of all honey samples were above 80%. The pH varies from (3.59±0.02) to (3.73±0.01). The free acidity recorded a minimum of (32.3±1.5) meq/kg and a maximum of (42.0±2.0) meq/kg. The honey samples recorded electrical conductivities between (0.51±0.15) mS/cmand (0.61±0.25) mS/cm. The HMF varies from (8.9±0.2)mg/kg to (34.2±0.2) mg/kg. All the properties that were measured were well within the range prescribed by international agencies responsible for the quality control of Honey. Novelty: Adulteration of honey is a major concern as it affects the health and well being of a person. The recent study by the Centre for Science and Environment, New Delhi which reported adulteration of honey by eight household brands in the Indian market is a cause of alarm. A noteworthy feature of the current study was that it highlighted the superior quality of honey from traditional bee-keepers of Sohra, which even have the potential for export. No adulteration was detected relative to the parameters being investigated.

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Physicochemical properties of Honey from Traditional Beekeepers of Sohra

Kharkamni¹

2021

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Sustainability and Innovation in the Beekeeping Sector: A First Approach

Pacheco

Barragán-Ocaña

2023

Digital and Sustainable Transformations in a Post-Covid World

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Organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) impact on the immunological activation pathways of the honey bee (Apis mellifera)

Ek-Huchim¹,

López-Torres²,

Lara-Flores³

et al. 2022

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Massive mortalities of the honey bee Apis mellifera called Colony Collapse Syndrome (CCD) are registered in the world. These events have been attributed to factors physical, chemical and biological. In addition, honey bee and their products are considered key tools in the evaluation of the health of ecosystems, since are a group of organism are in direct contact with environmental and anthropogenic factors such as pollutants. Pesticides like organochlorines (OCPs) are considered persistent organic pollutants, extremely toxic and dangerous for humans and bees, because can cause neurotoxicity and immunotoxicity, like as mutations, cancer and death. To mitigate the adverse effects of pollutants, vertebrates and invertebrates have detoxification systems conformed by various enzymatic pathways. However, in A. mellifera, the number of genes that involved these enzymes is limited. It has been documented, the suitable immune pathways activation of A. mellifera is essential to combat xenobiotics and pathogens such as viruses, bacteria, and protozoa. This activation starts when Pattern Recognition Receptors (PRRs) detect the Pathogen Associated Molecular Patterns (PAMPs) or Damage Associated Molecular Patterns (DAMPs). Signalling pathways include toll, JAK/STAT, RNAi, Imd, JNK, and melanization including prophenoloxidase (proPO). Few studies have been aimed at assessing the effects of OCPs on A. mellifera. Although pesticides are known to have genotoxic effect on immune system genes like AMPs, abaecin, hymenoptaecin, apisimin, defensin, lysozyme, TOLL, PCE, relish, hopscotch, domeless, NF-kB, spaetzle, cactus, dorsal, basket and proPO. Moreover, pathogenic infection showed alteration in the expression of the genes that code for JNK/bsk, p53, iap-2, caspase, NF-kB, Toll, Tube and Tep-B. In this sense, the identification of key genes alteration of the immune system as a response against pathogens would allow the determination of sensitive biomarkers of OCPs, as well as the evaluation of their impact on A. mellifera and the ecosystem health. Therefore, this review highlights the importance of the immune response of the honey bees A. mellifera, focused in the activation pathways and the genotoxic impact of the OCPs. Keywords: Apis mellifera, organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), genotoxicity, immunotoxicity.

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Sustainable Beekeeping Cooperative Societies: The Case of Mexico City

Cited by 3 publications

References 9 publications

Physicochemical properties of Honey from Traditional Beekeepers of Sohra

Physicochemical properties of Honey from Traditional Beekeepers of Sohra

Sustainability and Innovation in the Beekeeping Sector: A First Approach

Organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) impact on the immunological activation pathways of the honey bee (Apis mellifera)

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