Migratory Beekeeping as Strategy to Harvest Multiseason Honey in Ethiopia

Kumsa, Tesfaye; Bareke, Tura; Addi, Admassu

doi:10.1080/0005772x.2020.1812896

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“…In contrast to the articles surveying the most common hive management techniques, recent research articles empirically demonstrated potential improvements in hive management. These range from feeding regimes to cope with dearth seasons, migratory beekeeping (Kumsa et al 2020), methods to increase propolis production (Nuru et al 2002b), to maintain colonies with two queens at least transiently (Wakjira et al 2020). While techniques for multiple queen colonies with other A. mellifera subspecies were already developed (Zheng et al 2009a, b), for the Ethiopian highlands, Wakjira et al (2020) for the first time investigated this method to increase colony development, food stores and profits mostly by reduced beeswax, feeding and labour costs.…”

Section: Honey Bee Management and Bee Healthmentioning

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Challenges and perspectives for beekeeping in Ethiopia. A review

Gratzer

Wakjira

Fiedler

et al. 2021

Agron. Sustain. Dev.

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The honey bee is an important fruit and vegetable pollinator and a producer of honey and other hive products. Beekeeping is a sustainable and high-potential activity for local communities and especially for the rural poor to gain additional income through non-timber forest products, does not require much land or high starting costs, maintains biodiversity and increases crop yields. Ethiopia is one of the top ten honey and beeswax producers in the world, but plays only a minor role in the international honey trade. Unlike large-scale beekeepers using modern techniques found in most leading honey-producing countries, the majority of Ethiopian beekeepers are small-scale producers practicing traditional beekeeping. In this article, we summarize the knowledge on Ethiopian beekeeping, honey bees, honey bee pests, marketing strategies, cultural aspects and major challenges of beekeeping. Furthermore, we used FAOSTAT data to calculate a pollination gap in order to draw the attention of stakeholders and decision-makers to bees and their importance in pollination and sustainable rural development. In regard to forage, we compiled 590 bee forage plants and their flowering times as a supplement to the article. This review outlines the following major points: (1) Ethiopia is a top honey and beeswax producer mainly for the domestic market; (2) Equipment for traditional beekeeping is easily accessible but brings disadvantages (gender gap, limitations in hive management and lower honey yield), while transitional and modern systems require certain beekeeping skills and higher starting costs; (3) Colony numbers increased by 72% from 1993 to 2018 and crop areas needing pollination by 150%; (4) Honey yield per hive and number of beehives managed per area of bee-pollinated crops increased by 20% and 28%, respectively; (5) Pesticide use has been increasing and there is a lack in pesticide use education. Recommendations to realize Ethiopia’s tremendous apicultural potential are discussed.

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Section: Honey Bee Management and Bee Healthmentioning

confidence: 99%

Challenges and perspectives for beekeeping in Ethiopia. A review

Gratzer

Wakjira

Fiedler

et al. 2021

Agron. Sustain. Dev.

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Dynamic migratory beekeeping route recommendation based on spatio-temporal distribution of nectar sources

Ma,

Yang

2024

Ann Oper Res

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Detection and characterization of Deformed Wing Virus (DWV) in apiaries with stationary and migratory management in the province of Entre Ríos, Argentina

Gonzalez,

Raticelli,

Ferrufino

et al. 2024

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In Argentina, migratory activity in search of floral diversity has become a common approach to maximizing honey production. The Entre Ríos province possesses a floral diversity that allows beekeepers to perform migratory or stationary management. Beyond the impact caused by transhumance, migratory colonies in this province start and end the season in monoculture areas. To study the effect of these practices on viral infection, we assayed for the presence, abundance and genetic characterization of the Deformed Wing Virus (DWV) in honey bees from apiaries with both types of management. In migratory apiaries, DWV was detectable in 86.2% of the colonies at the beginning of the season (September 2018), and 66% at the end of the season (March 2019). On the other hand, DWV was detected in 44.11% and 53.12% of stationary samples, at the beginning and the end of the season, respectively. Sequence analysis from migratory and stationary colonies revealed that all samples belonged to DWV-A type. The highest viral loads were detected in migratory samples collected in September. Higher DWV presence and abundance were associated with migratory management and the sampling time. Based on our findings we propose that the benefit of migration to wild flowering areas can be dissipated when the bee colonies end the season with monoculture.

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Migratory Beekeeping as Strategy to Harvest Multiseason Honey in Ethiopia

Cited by 4 publications

References 21 publications

Challenges and perspectives for beekeeping in Ethiopia. A review

Challenges and perspectives for beekeeping in Ethiopia. A review

Dynamic migratory beekeeping route recommendation based on spatio-temporal distribution of nectar sources

Detection and characterization of Deformed Wing Virus (DWV) in apiaries with stationary and migratory management in the province of Entre Ríos, Argentina

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