TY - JOUR
T1 - Best practices for colony management
T2 - a neglected aspect for improving honey bee colony health and productivity in Africa
AU - Nganso, Beatrice T.
AU - Soroker, Victoria
AU - Osabutey, Angelina F.
AU - Pirk, Christian W.W.
AU - Johansson, Tino
AU - Elie, Ntirenganya
AU - Otieno-Ayayo, Z. Ngalo
AU - Ibrahim, Mohammed M.
AU - Ndungu, N. N.
AU - Ayalew, Workneh
AU - Wubie, Abebe J.
AU - Taboue, Geraud C.Tasse
AU - Fameni, Sidonie T.
AU - Bobadoye, Bridget O.
AU - Assefa, Freweini
AU - Subramanian, Sevgan
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 International Bee Research Association.
PY - 2024/1/1
Y1 - 2024/1/1
N2 - Apiculture has a well-recognized role in enhancing food security by pollination services around the globe. Besides, apiculture is an extremely valuable income-generating and job-creating activity for millions of men, women, and youths across Africa through trade of hive products, especially honey. However, the yields of honey and other hive products are apparently below the optimum in most African countries. In this review, we discuss the characteristics of the local honey bee subspecies and current apicultural practices in relation to the factors that can potentially influence colony productivity. We highlight some potential factors affecting colony management and productivity and discuss research gaps that need to be addressed in order to improve the profitability and the sustainability of apiculture on a large scale in Africa.
AB - Apiculture has a well-recognized role in enhancing food security by pollination services around the globe. Besides, apiculture is an extremely valuable income-generating and job-creating activity for millions of men, women, and youths across Africa through trade of hive products, especially honey. However, the yields of honey and other hive products are apparently below the optimum in most African countries. In this review, we discuss the characteristics of the local honey bee subspecies and current apicultural practices in relation to the factors that can potentially influence colony productivity. We highlight some potential factors affecting colony management and productivity and discuss research gaps that need to be addressed in order to improve the profitability and the sustainability of apiculture on a large scale in Africa.
KW - African honey bees
KW - colony management
KW - genetics
KW - hive types
KW - landscape
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85185111744
U2 - 10.1080/00218839.2024.2308418
DO - 10.1080/00218839.2024.2308418
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85185111744
SN - 0021-8839
VL - 63
SP - 438
EP - 455
JO - Journal of Apicultural Research
JF - Journal of Apicultural Research
IS - 3
ER -
