Environmental threats to beekeeping in the Western Balkan countries - beekeepers’ perceptions
The subject of the paper refers to the research on beekeepers’ perceptions of environmental threats to beekeeping in the Western Balkan region. The following environmental threats were supposed to be the most pronounced: cutting of melliferous perennial plants and clearing of forests, urbanisation a...
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| author | Bojana Bekić Šarić Etleva Dashi Muça Jonel Subić Irena Džimrevska Slađan Rašić |
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| description | The subject of the paper refers to the research on beekeepers’ perceptions of environmental threats to beekeeping in the Western Balkan region. The following environmental threats were supposed to be the most pronounced: cutting of melliferous perennial plants and clearing of forests, urbanisation and environmental pollution, use of pesticides in agricultural production, pests and agents of bees’ diseases, climate changes. The aim of the research was to find out how beekeepers perceived these threats, to determine the presence of the threats and to define their intensity as well as their mutual relationship. For the purpose of this research, the authors created a structured questionnaire which was filled in by randomly selected beekeepers living in the Western Balkans. The research results show that most beekeepers in the studied area evaluated the assumed threats as strong to very strong, while the greatest percentage of beekeepers believes that climate change represents the greatest threat to beekeeping in the region. All assumed environmental threats show the same tendency, while they have the most serious effect on large apiaries with more than 150 bee colonies, located in lowland areas up to 200 meters above sea level with intensive farming. Findings of this research are important in order to adapt the current beekeeping practice in the region to more sustainable solutions, through improvement of the existing beekeeping legislation and advisory services. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ed95bb7addbb4adea007c279df29d9fa2023-06-05T14:20:31ZengIOP PublishingEnvironmental Research Communications2515-76202023-01-015606500310.1088/2515-7620/acd913Environmental threats to beekeeping in the Western Balkan countries - beekeepers’ perceptionsBojana Bekić Šarić0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9763-236XEtleva Dashi Muça1Jonel Subić2Irena Džimrevska3Slađan Rašić4Institute of Agricultural Economics Belgrade 11060, SerbiaDepartment of Economy and Rural Development Policies, Faculty of Economy and Agribusiness, Tirana 1000, AlbaniaInstitute of Agricultural Economics Belgrade 11060, SerbiaDeutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Skopje 1000, Republic of North MacedoniaFaculty of Ecological Agriculture, Educons University , Sremska Kamenica 21208, SerbiaThe subject of the paper refers to the research on beekeepers’ perceptions of environmental threats to beekeeping in the Western Balkan region. The following environmental threats were supposed to be the most pronounced: cutting of melliferous perennial plants and clearing of forests, urbanisation and environmental pollution, use of pesticides in agricultural production, pests and agents of bees’ diseases, climate changes. The aim of the research was to find out how beekeepers perceived these threats, to determine the presence of the threats and to define their intensity as well as their mutual relationship. For the purpose of this research, the authors created a structured questionnaire which was filled in by randomly selected beekeepers living in the Western Balkans. The research results show that most beekeepers in the studied area evaluated the assumed threats as strong to very strong, while the greatest percentage of beekeepers believes that climate change represents the greatest threat to beekeeping in the region. All assumed environmental threats show the same tendency, while they have the most serious effect on large apiaries with more than 150 bee colonies, located in lowland areas up to 200 meters above sea level with intensive farming. Findings of this research are important in order to adapt the current beekeeping practice in the region to more sustainable solutions, through improvement of the existing beekeeping legislation and advisory services.https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7620/acd913honeybeesclimate changesurvey |
| spellingShingle | Bojana Bekić Šarić Etleva Dashi Muça Jonel Subić Irena Džimrevska Slađan Rašić Environmental threats to beekeeping in the Western Balkan countries - beekeepers’ perceptions Environmental Research Communications honeybees climate change survey |
| title | Environmental threats to beekeeping in the Western Balkan countries - beekeepers’ perceptions |
| title_full | Environmental threats to beekeeping in the Western Balkan countries - beekeepers’ perceptions |
| title_fullStr | Environmental threats to beekeeping in the Western Balkan countries - beekeepers’ perceptions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Environmental threats to beekeeping in the Western Balkan countries - beekeepers’ perceptions |
| title_short | Environmental threats to beekeeping in the Western Balkan countries - beekeepers’ perceptions |
| title_sort | environmental threats to beekeeping in the western balkan countries beekeepers perceptions |
| topic | honeybees climate change survey |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7620/acd913 |
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