A review of beekeeping in Arab countries

Hussein, Mohamed

doi:10.1080/0005772x.2000.11099473

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“…Traditional beekeeping still dominates modern beekeeping in many African countries such as Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Morocco, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe (Hussein, 2000). In other countries such as Kenya, Egypt, Tunisia (Hussein, 2000) and South Africa (Johannsmeier, 2001) modern beekeeping prevails.…”

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“…In other countries such as Kenya, Egypt, Tunisia (Hussein, 2000) and South Africa (Johannsmeier, 2001) modern beekeeping prevails. In South Africa, according to Johannsmeier (2001), there was a direct transition from honey hunting to modern beekeeping in the mid 1800s because of the absence of suitable material to build bark hives and of regular honey flow to sustain harvesting.…”

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“…In South Africa, according to Johannsmeier (2001), there was a direct transition from honey hunting to modern beekeeping in the mid 1800s because of the absence of suitable material to build bark hives and of regular honey flow to sustain harvesting. Managed honeybees amount to 14-18 million hives in the whole of Africa (Crane, 1990;Hussein, 2000;Johannsmeier, 2001), in comparison to more than 10 million wild colonies estimated for South Africa alone (Jaffe et al, unpubl. data) and to more than 310 million colonies on the continent.…”

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Is there a need for conservation of honeybees in Africa?

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-Honeybees are native to Africa and Europe but have been spread worldwide as the basis for an apicultural industry. To date, large and diverse wild populations only remain in Africa. On this continent the beekeeping industry is relatively undeveloped and relies on trapping swarms from wild populations to constitute the managed stocks. Bee breeding is seldom practiced. The situation is therefore different from that of Europe or North America where wild or feral honeybees have almost disappeared and this distinction is important when assessing the conservation status of African honeybees. While African honeybees appear to be more resistant to major diseases, the history of honeybee populations worldwide suggests that their conservation is a necessity. After analyzing the threats to which honeybees are exposed in Africa, we argue that preventive conservation measures are required to maintain the present favorable situation and avoid the declines in populations experienced elsewhere.conservation / honeybee / Apis / Africa / diseases / beekeeping

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Section: Status Of Beekeeping In Africamentioning

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Is there a need for conservation of honeybees in Africa?

2009

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“…These viruses include Deformed wing virus (DWV), Black queen cell virus (BQCV), Varroa destructor virus 1 (VDV-1), Israeli acute paralysis virus (IAPV), Acute bee paralysis virus (ABPV), Chronic bee paralysis virus (CBPV), Apis mellifera filamentous virus (AmFV), Lake Sinai virus (LSV) and Sacbrood virus (SBV) (Allen and Ball 1996; Davison et al 1999;Hussein 2001a;Kajobe et al 2010;Loucif-Ayad et al 2013;Strauss et al 2013;Muli et al 2014;Mumoki et al 2014;Amakpe et al 2015). Recently, five of the nine viruses mentioned above were extensively reviewed by Mumoki et al (2014), and therefore, we will focus on the remaining four viruses namely, CBPV, VDV-1, AmFV and LSV.…”

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Honeybee health in Africa—a review

Pirk¹,

Strauss²,

Yusuf³

et al. 2015

Apidologie

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-Honeybee (Apis mellifera L.) pathogens and parasites and the negative effects thereof on honeybee populations remain an issue of public concern and the subject of active research. Africa with its high genetic diversity of honeybee sub-species and large wild population is also exposed to various factors responsible for colony losses in other parts of the world. Apart from the current American foulbrood epidemic in the Western Cape of South Africa, no large-scale colony losses have been reported elsewhere on the continent. We discuss the presence of pathogens, parasites, pests and predators of African honeybees as well as the threats they face in relation to habitat changes arising from the impact of increased human populations. In addition, we discuss current efforts aimed at protecting and promoting the health of African honeybees.honeybees / Africa / honeybee health / pathogens / parasites / pests / predators / habitat loss

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“…The main honey flow is during April, May and the first part of June and many trees, cultivated crops and wild plants, like eucalypt (Eucalyptus camaldulensis and E. globulus), orange bees are usually not transported for pollination. It is estimated that the yearly honey production reaches 800 tonnes (Hussein, 2000). Good quality honey is highly appreciated by the consumer but due to limited knowledge by beekeepers a high standard product is not always achieved.…”

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Characterization of Algerian honeys by palynological and physico-chemical methods

Makhloufi

Kerkvliet²,

d'Albore

et al. 2010

Apidologie

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-Sixty-six Algerian honeys were sampled for investigation on their palynological and physicochemical properties. Results showed that the total number of pollen grains in 10 g honey ranged from 2.1 × 10 3 to 1.12 × 10 6 . In total 124 pollen species were identified and the main pollen forms were Eucalyptus spp., Olea europaea, Papaver rhoeas, Pimpinella anisum, Carduus sp. and Hedysarum coronarium. Unifloral eucalypt honeys could be distinguished from other honeys from the western Mediterranean region by the presence of P. rhoeas and Centaurea species. Physico-chemical analyses included moisture content, pH, electrical conductivity, diastase, invertase, HMF and 11 sugars. Of these parameters the electrical conductivity was somewhat elevated compared to European honeys, sucrose content was below 4.3% and only small amounts of di-and trisaccharides were present. In general the samples were found to meet the requirements of the international honey standards.Algeria / electrical conductivity / honey / melissopalynology / sugar

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A review of beekeeping in Arab countries

Cited by 31 publications

References 10 publications

Is there a need for conservation of honeybees in Africa?

Is there a need for conservation of honeybees in Africa?

Honeybee health in Africa—a review

Characterization of Algerian honeys by palynological and physico-chemical methods

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