Assessing the impacts of land use and climate interactions on beekeeping livelihoods in the Taita Hills, Kenya

Newman, Rebecca; Marchant, Robert; Enns, Charis; Capitani, Claudia

doi:10.1080/09614524.2020.1854689

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“…This conclusion can be correlated with the findings of other authors who state that intensive agricultural practices have a significant negative impact on the strength and survival of bee colonies [15,61]. The intensity of farming is correlated with the use of pesticides [62]. Poisoning of bee colonies by pesticides is more expressed if they are located near intensively grown crops than in other areas [18].…”

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confidence: 83%

“…Our research showed that pesticides represented a strong threat to a large number of the beekeepers in the region. The situation is similar in other areas of the world [19,59]. The research conducted in this paper showed that the apiaries surrounded by intensively grown crops were more affected by environmental threats than the apiaries in non-agricultural areas.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 71%

“…This can be explained by the quantity of food or nectar which has to be provided for successful overwintering and satisfying yield, which is uncertain due to the strong impact of climate change in the lowlands. Newman et al [54] reached the same conclusion. They state that due to frequent droughts, nectar exudation and availability represent the main problems of beekeepers at lower altitudes.…”

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confidence: 62%

“…Destruction of vegetation by burning or cutting represents a strong threat to beekeeping worldwide [56][57][58][59]. This study showed that cutting forests and decreasing areas covered by melliferous plants represented a strong to very strong threat to beekeeping in the Western Balkans.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

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

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Subić

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“…However, they are starting to be developed in different regions of the world. We documented three studies conducted in Africa (Ahenkan et al., 2020; Newman et al., 2021; Ukamaka & Eberechukwu, 2018), three in Latin America (Gajardo‐Rojas et al., 2022; Gallardo‐López et al., 2021; Lazos‐Chavero et al., 2022), two in Europe (Bislimi, 2022; Vercelli et al., 2021), one in Asia (Buchori et al., 2022), and one in Oceania (Patel et al., 2020). Methodologically, they have followed case study approaches for selecting areas within specific countries, and these cases have been defined based on their relevance to beekeeping production in each country, as well as their interest in studying climate change.…”

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Advances and knowledge gaps on climate change impacts on honey bees and beekeeping: A systematic review

Zapata‐Hernández,

Gajardo‐Rojas,

Calderón‐Seguel

et al. 2024

Global Change Biology

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The Western honey bee Apis mellifera is a managed species that provides diverse hive products and contributing to wild plant pollination, as well as being a critical component of crop pollination systems worldwide. High mortality rates have been reported in different continents attributed to different factors, including pesticides, pests, diseases, and lack of floral resources. Furthermore, climate change has been identified as a potential driver negatively impacting pollinators, but it is still unclear how it could affect honey bee populations. In this context, we carried out a systematic review to synthesize the effects of climate change on honey bees and beekeeping activities. A total of 90 articles were identified, providing insight into potential impacts (negative, neutral, and positive) on honey bees and beekeeping. Interest in climate change's impact on honey bees has increased in the last decade, with studies mainly focusing on honey bee individuals, using empirical and experimental approaches, and performed at short‐spatial (<10 km) and temporal (<5 years) scales. Moreover, environmental analyses were mainly based on short‐term data (weather) and concentrated on only a few countries. Environmental variables such as temperature, precipitation, and wind were widely studied and had generalized negative effects on different biological and ecological aspects of honey bees. Food reserves, plant‐pollinator networks, mortality, gene expression, and metabolism were negatively impacted. Knowledge gaps included a lack of studies at the apiary and beekeeper level, a limited number of predictive and perception studies, poor representation of large‐spatial and mid‐term scales, a lack of climate analysis, and a poor understanding of the potential impacts of pests and diseases. Finally, climate change's impacts on global beekeeping are still an emergent issue. This is mainly due to their diverse effects on honey bees and the potential necessity of implementing adaptation measures to sustain this activity under complex environmental scenarios.

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Predicting future opportunities and threats of land-use changes on beekeeping activities in Turkey

Sarı

2023

Environ Dev Sustain

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Assessing the impacts of land use and climate interactions on beekeeping livelihoods in the Taita Hills, Kenya

Cited by 8 publications

References 17 publications

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

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

Advances and knowledge gaps on climate change impacts on honey bees and beekeeping: A systematic review

Predicting future opportunities and threats of land-use changes on beekeeping activities in Turkey

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