Study on the Beekeeping Situation, the Level of Beekeepers Knowledge Concerning Local Honeybee Subspecies, Their Productive Characteristics, and Behavior in Eastern Amhara Region, Ethiopia
Joint Authors
Aynalem Abejew, Tessema
Mekuriaw Zeleke, Zeleke
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-03-29
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The study was undertaken in Amhara National Regional State, northeastern zones of Ethiopia in 2013/2014.
The objectives of the study were to identify the existing local honeybees and their productive characteristics and behavior and generate baseline information for further research and development.
Out of two zones, three potential districts have been purposively selected based on their potential.
A total of 260 beekeepers personal interviewees were administered using structured and semi-structured questionnaires.
The study was designed to address behavioral characteristics and productivities of different local honeybees.
About 98.8% of interviewees were male and about 73.9% were at stages of literacy ranging from read and write to diploma level.
Nearly 73.4% of beekeepers have more than 5 years of beekeeping experience.
The average honeybee colony holding was 4.6 in highlands, 2.8 in mid altitude, and 2.7 in lowlands.
About 34% of respondents harvest honey more than two times a year.
Based on the honeybees individual color appearance, aggressiveness, and honey productivity, about 36.7% of the respondents have identified three local honeybee types, namely, brown red, black, and mixed.
Brown red colored honeybee ecotype has been selected as best due to their better honey production, low aggressiveness, and relatively high reproductive swarming tendency.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Aynalem Abejew, Tessema& Mekuriaw Zeleke, Zeleke. 2017. Study on the Beekeeping Situation, the Level of Beekeepers Knowledge Concerning Local Honeybee Subspecies, Their Productive Characteristics, and Behavior in Eastern Amhara Region, Ethiopia. Advances in Agriculture،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1120924
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Aynalem Abejew, Tessema& Mekuriaw Zeleke, Zeleke. Study on the Beekeeping Situation, the Level of Beekeepers Knowledge Concerning Local Honeybee Subspecies, Their Productive Characteristics, and Behavior in Eastern Amhara Region, Ethiopia. Advances in Agriculture No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1120924
American Medical Association (AMA)
Aynalem Abejew, Tessema& Mekuriaw Zeleke, Zeleke. Study on the Beekeeping Situation, the Level of Beekeepers Knowledge Concerning Local Honeybee Subspecies, Their Productive Characteristics, and Behavior in Eastern Amhara Region, Ethiopia. Advances in Agriculture. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1120924
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1120924