Langstroths book, the hive and honey bee, published in 1853, described his rediscovery of the bee space and the development of his patent movable comb hive. A beekeeper or apiarist keeps bees in order to collect their honey and other products that the hive produce including beeswax, propolis, flower pollen, bee pollen. Introduction the wide climatic and edaphic variability have endowed ethiopia with diverse and unique flowering plant that is. Honey bee production practices and honey quality in silti wereda, ethiopia 1alemayehu kebede, 2nuru adgaba ph. Honeybee colonies and beekeeping production systems in north. Assessment of honey production system, constraints and. The objective of the study was to asses production systems. A mated queen fertilizes eggs which result in production of eggs which produce worker bees or other queens. Thus, it was essential to assess the beekeeping production system as a whole. But the queen, which feeds exclusively on royal jelly, lives up to 7 8 years. Assessment of honey production and marketing system in.
It is the leading honey producer in africa and one of the 10 largest honey producing countries in the. In this type of beekeeping the smallscale farmer provides protection for the bee colony in exchange. Hence, a lot of information have been gathered on different aspects of the beekeeping. Honeybee production practices and hive technology preferences in.
The countrys potential for honey production, the variety of natural honey flavors associated with the countrys diverse sources of bee forage, and ethiopian honeys desirable qualities, such as low moisture. The average honey yield from traditional, transitional and frame. This manual is all about beekeepingunderstanding honey bee biology, getting started, managing bee colonies for fun andor profitand is designed to help you become a successful beekeeper. Wax from the honey comb is not marketed and is usually either thrown away or used as burning fuel. Ethiopias apiculture and huge honey production potential. Ethiopias apiculture and huge honey production potential need to look for modern techniques. Queens, workers, and drones all come from the eggs laid by the queen. Its productivity is very low due to lack of knowledge, lack of capital, low market, poor infrastructure, honey bee enemies, and chemical poison ayenew 2001. The honey bees of ethiopia represent a new subspecies of.
A total of 196 farmers were selected randomly and interviewed using semistructured questionnaires. Ethiopia is one of the continents which has the the countrys production potential. Despite its long history, beekeeping in ethiopian is still an. Honeybee colonies and beekeeping production systems in north ethiopia. In ethiopia, ancient tradition for beekeeping is stretched. Tigray honey is derived almost used in any part of its production or processi. Assessment of beekeeping production system and constraints in. Assessment of honey production and marketing system in gomma. Jun 23, 2017 industry experts say the beekeeping sector is still a long way from harvesting its full potential. Beekeeping and sustainable livelihoods second edition.
The global overview of honey production the world total honey production is 1. Honeybee production and marketing systems, constraints. American journal of research communication, 2014, 210. Owning to its varied ecological and honey, respectively 3. Characterization of honey bee colonies and beekeeping production systems weldemcihael, girmay murutse, tesfay, yayneshet on. Moreover, ethiopia is a country where apicultural research is being conducted in a coordinated manner under the national agricultural research system. Preface vii acknowledgements ix introduction 1 bees and traditional knowledge. Ethiopia is one of the countries in the continent which possess huge honey production potential.
Tigray honey is derived almost used in any part of its production or processi tigray honey meets international quality star regional state of tigray, ethiopia loney processing. Ethiopia is known for its tremendous variation of agroclimatic conditions and biodiversity which favored the existence of diversified honeybee flora and huge number of honeybee colonies adgaba 2007. Review on challenges and opportunities of honey marketing in. I also see high potential in honey production in ethiopia as other researchers do but in order to improve the honey production, we must find. Africa is blessed with numerous types of wild honeybees adjare, 1990. Beekeeping practices of ethiopia arse gebeyehuwode nov 3, 2015 2. Mar 14, 2012 honeybee colonies and beekeeping production systems in north ethiopia.
Based on morphometric and geographical distribution analysis honeybees from southwest ethiopia are classified as apis mellifera scutellata. This paper is mainly focused on the assessment of honey production system, constraints and opportunities in ethiopia. May 22, 2018 ethiopia s apiculture and huge honey production potential need to look for modern techniques. However, detail information on honey production systems of the area was lacking. Along side honey hunting, traditional forms of beekeeping have also developed over the centuries. Beekeeping practices in ethiopia linkedin slideshare. Ethiopia is the largest honey producing count countries in the world. The outcome of the investigation in line with other finding conducted in central, northern and south western part of ethiopia where traditional beekeeping system is the predominance in the rural areas of the country. Assessment of production system and constraints of bee. Therefore, this research has been initiated with the objective of assessing honeybee production and identifying the.
It has been exercised as a sideline activity by many of the rural. The critical classification of each production system is based on. The invention and development of the movablecombhive fostered the growth of commercial honey production on a large scale in both europe and the us see also beekeeping in the united states. It has the largest bee population in africa with over 10 million bee colonies, out of which about 5 to 7. D, 3eyassu seifu phd 1 siltie zone agriculture department, p. In this study five representative districts were selected and data on beekeeping. Beekeeping in ethiopia is a longstanding agricultural practice.
Family income profile, and the production and value chain distribution system. This bee keeping system is most practiced in most farmers still now in ethiopia. Honeybee colonies and beekeeping production systems in. Content of the slides introduction to ethiopia ethiopian agroecology and biodiversity history of beekeeping in ethiopia honeybees forages resource honeybee races in the country beehives and its production capacities honey and beeswax production socioecononmic importance contemporary. The total honey production of ethiopia is estimated up to 24 000 m3, only a small portion of this is marketed. Overview of the research site research was conducted in the gera district2 located in the mountainous for.
The purpose of beekeeping practices is mainly for honey and wax production and as source of foreign currency to ethiopian communities. Thus, this research was conducted to exploit the main beekeeping production system existing and constraints in basketo special woreda, southern ethiopia. Honeybee production practice and hive technology preferences in jimma and illubabor 33 preference of hive technology and management as well as constraints in the potential honeybee areas illubabor and jimma. In worst case, the project will be totally neglected or destroyed. At that time, beekeeping is thought to have been regarded as a magical activity. Pdf southwest parts of ethiopia particularly kaffa, sheka and benchmaji zones are endowed with very diverse and dense natural forests. Southwest parts of ethiopia particularly kaffa, sheka and benchmaji zones are endowed with very diverse and dense natural forests. The factors responsible for low production of honey are shortage of honeybee forages, disease and pests 30. The knowledge and skill of honey production and honey and wax extraction of ethiopian. Ethiopia is one of the top 10 producers of honey in the world, and it is the largest one in africa usaid, agpamd, 2012. Principal component and discriminant analyses show that the ethiopian bees are clearly distinct and statistically separable from honey bees belonging to neighboring subspecies in eastern africa.
Review on challenges and opportunities of honey marketing. A sample honey beekeeping farm business plan template. In japan, the oldest record of beekeeping and honey production can be traced back to the 7th century in nihon shoki. Most such bees are honey bees in the genus apis, but other honeyproducing bees such as melipona stingless bees are also kept. Honeybee production in the three agroecological districts. Assessment of challenges and opportunities of bee keeping. Increasing honey production government attention in ethiopia has focused on producing greater quantities of quality honey and improving marketing as. However, china topped its honey production from 172,448,000 to 898,000,000 pounds. Ethiopia honey production accounts for approximately 2.
Generally, about 4,601,806 beehives exist in ethiopia, out of which about. Honey production and marketing in ethiopian science. Larger honey producing countries are russia and others 19333,000 tones, china 161,000, usa 75 tones, mexico 67,000 tons a year. Beekeeping or apiculture is the maintenance of bee colonies, commonly in manmade hives, by humans. In a similar way, with regard to management of beekeeping, 62% of respondents bee keepers visit. Ethiopia has been amongst the principal honey and beeswax producers worldwide for centuries. Tigray accounts for approximately 10% of this production, and is known for its speciality white honey. This means that bee products are very important as a source of foreign currency moard, 20031. In a similar way, with regard to management of beekeeping, 62% of respondents bee keepers visit their bees everyday while 18% of bee. Industry experts say the beekeeping sector is still a long way from harvesting its full potential. Today ethiopia owns with ca 10 millions of bee colonies the largest bee population of africa ethiopia is the largest honey producer in africa and the 10th largest honey producer all over the world. The majority which is above 80% of the honey produced is used for honey.
The status of beekeeping practices and honey production. Production system and productivity honey is produced in almost all parts of ethiopia, with distinctive types of honey coming from different regions. Assessment of constraints and opportunities of honey production in wonchi district south west shewa zone of oromia, ethiopia. Honey production system currently, there are three production systems of bee products are underway in ethiopia, namely, traditional forest and backyard, intermediate transitional and modern frame beehive system. Beekeeping and honey production in japan and south korea. The countrys potential for honey production, the variety of natural honey flavors associated with. Assessment of challenges and opportunities of bee keeping in. It is estimated that the tons of honey per annum morad, 2008. Ethiopia is a leading honey producer in africa and one of the ten largest honey producing. Honey bees endemic to the volcanic dome system of ethiopia are described as a new subspecies, apis mellifera simensis, on the basis of morphometrical analyses. Honey production system is mainly classified in to traditional, intermediate and modern.
Moreover, the oldest basket hive in the international bee museum is from ethiopia. Constraints and prospects for apiculture research and. Assessment of constraints and opportunities of honey. Review of economical and ecological importance of bee and. Beekeepers, honey production, marketing system, price. The study was carried out in hadiya zone to asses honey production systems, challenges and opportunities in the study area. Assessment of honey production system, constraints. Ethiopia, having the highest number of bee colonies and surplus honey sources of flora, is the leading producer of honey and beeswax in africa. A queen or worker bees development depends upon the kind of food fed to the larvae by the. Workers do all the actual work except for laying eggs and mating with queens.
The outcome of the investigation inline with other finding conducted in central, northern and south western part of ethiopia where traditional beekeeping system is the predominance in the rural areas of. Of all the countries in the world, no country has such a long tradition of beekeeping than ethiopia. Amhara region is well known for the production of large amount of honey in the country. Review of economical and ecological importance of bee and bee. Content of the slides introduction to ethiopia ethiopian agroecology and biodiversity history of beekeeping in ethiopia honeybees forages resource honeybee races in the country beehives and its production capacities honey and beeswax production socioecononmic. Southern ethiopia, most of the respondents 70% practiced traditional beekeeping whereas 22 and 8% of the respondents practiced transitional and modern bee keeping system respectively. The objective of the study, therefore, was to analyze the major honey bee production opportunities and challenges in the central zone of tigray regional state, ethiopia. Developing countries produce about 47% of the total worlds honey production. Increasing honey production government attention in ethiopia has focused on producing greater quantities of quality honey and improving marketing as part of the drive to. Ethiopia produces largest honey population and owns big potential of honey around 23. Honey bee production practices and hive technology preferences in jimma and illubabor zone of oromiya regional state, ethiopia welay kiros, tekleberhan tsegay school of animal and range sciences, haramaya university, ethiopia p. Ethiopian honey production is characterized by the widespread use of. Ethiopia is known for its tremendous variation of agroclimatic conditions and biodiversity which favored the existence of diversified honeybee flora and huge number of honeybee colonies nuru, 2007. Queen rearing and honeybee breeding golden rule honey.
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