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Mapping the teaching of honeybee veterinary medicine in the European Union and European Free Trade Area [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Background Honey bee (Apis mellifera) is a very important species for human beings, animals, environmental biodiversity, crop production and economic sustainability in Europe and worldwide. This study investigates whether future veterinarians are trained
Bravo, Ana   +5 more
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Economic aspects of the bee industry / [PDF]

open access: yes, 1933
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Galbraith, John Kenneth, 1908-2006   +2 more
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Standard survey methods for estimating colony losses and explanatory risk factors in Apis mellifera [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
This chapter addresses survey methodology and questionnaire design for the collection of data pertaining to estimation of honey bee colony loss rates and identification of risk factors for colony loss.
AAPOR   +35 more
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Beyond Pollination: Honey Bees (Apis mellifera) as Zootherapy Keystone Species

open access: yesFrontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2019
The keystone species concept is a useful ecological concept to explain how some species exert a strong force on their community structure; this paper strives to expand the definition to include species that are used in zootherapy, i.e., the use of ...
August Easton-Calabria   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of larval exposure to the insecticide flumethrin on the development of honeybee (Apis mellifera) workers

open access: yesFrontiers in Physiology, 2022
Flumethrin is a widely used acaricide, but its improper use often leads to residue accumulation in honeybee colonies, thus threatening the health of honeybees, especially at the larval stage. Therefore, this study aimed to describe the direct toxicity of
Chen Liu   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Formation Patterns for Beekeeping Terms in Dajnko’s Čelarstvo (Beekeeping, 1831)

open access: yesJezikoslovni zapiski, 2015
This article presents formation patterns for beekeeping terms in Peter Dajnko’s work Čelarstvo (Beekeeping). Similar to other branches of agriculture, basic beekeeping vocabulary has been inherited from the Common Slavic lexicon.
Simon Atelšek
doaj   +1 more source

Optimising beekeeping development programs for improved productivity, income and welfare: A case study of Papua New Guinea

open access: yesJournal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics, 2020
Beekeeping can provide important sources of cash income for farmers in developing countries where land is unconducive to crop and livestock production systems.
Cooper Nat Schouten   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Determinants of beekeeping adoption by smallholder rural households in Northwest Ethiopia

open access: yesCogent Food & Agriculture, 2021
There is an enormous potential for beekeeping practices to generate income, create jobs, and alleviate poverty. However, in Ethiopia, there are many constraints that hinder rural households to expand and adopt beekeeping practices.
Adino Andaregie, Tessema Astatkie
doaj   +1 more source

A Critical Point in Beekeeping: Beekeepers’ Health [PDF]

open access: yesBulletin of University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca. Food Science and Technology, 2019
Beekeeping activity implies a series of intensive processes and a variety of risks. After examining studies on beekeeping activity, it became obvious that beekeeping risk factors and beekeeping health studies are quite limited throughout world.
Erkan TOPAL   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Lattice fence and hedge barriers around an apiary increase honey bee flight height and decrease stings to people nearby [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Urban beekeeping is becoming more popular in the UK. One of the challenges faced by urban beekeepers is finding a suitable apiary location. Honey bees are often perceived as a nuisance, mainly due to their stinging behaviour. Here, we experimentally test
ALTON K   +6 more
core   +1 more source

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