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LIST OF TABLESTable 1: Age, experience, family size and land holding of household heads ............................... 35Table 2: Household heads participation in the community .......................................................... 35Table 3: Educational Status of the Head of the Household .......................................................... 36Table 4: Livestock and honeybee colony holdings of sample respondents .................................. 37Table 5: Purpose of livestock keeping .......................................................................................... 38Table 6: Source and problems of credit ........................................................................................ 39Table 7: Extension participants of respondents on beekeeping in percent ................................... 40Table 8: Sources of bee colonies and Reason to engage in beekeeping in Bure district .............. 45Table 9: Criteria to select an apiary .............................................................................................. 47Table 10: Placement of bee hive ................................................................................................... 47Table 11: Honeybee colony holdings and service years of the hive ............................................. 48Table 12: Distribution of respondents by source of hives (percent) ............................................. 49Table 13: Comparison of different hives types using different parameters (percent) .................. 49Table 14: Availability of beekeeping equipments in different sources ........................................ 51Table 15: Behavior of honeybee varieties based on beekeepers’ perception ............................... 52Table 16: Reason for decreasing trend of hive product and colony ............................................. 54Table 17: Percent distribution of frequency of external inspection of apiary by farmers ............ 57Table 18: Gender differentiation or role of the family members in beekeeping activities ........... 60Table 19: Average Productivity of different hives ....................................................................... 61Table 20: Season and Frequency of harvesting honey (percent) .................................................. 62Table 21: Percent and ranks of major pest and predator ............................................................... 66Table 22: Major enemies of bees in Bure district as ranked by respondents ................................ 67Table 23: Indigenous knowledge of beekeepers ........................................................................... 69Table 24: Percent distribution of utilization of honey by color .................................................... 71Table 25: Price of crude honey by color ....................................................................................... 73Table 26: Physiochemical component values of honey samples (1) ............................................ 76Table 27: Physiochemical component values of honey samples (2) ............................................ 77Table 28: Results of honey in the study areas compared to National and International standard 78vii
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONSACKNOWLEDGEMENTSLIST OF FIGURESLIST OF TABLESABSTRACTTABLE OF CONTENTSPageiiivvivii1. INTRODUCTION 12. LITERATURE REVIEW 52.1 Origin and Evolution of Bees and Beekeeping 52.2 Species and Races of Honeybee 72.2.1 Important Races of Honeybee 82.3 Importance of Beekeeping in Ethiopia 92.4 Beekeeping and the Environment 102.5 Overview of Beekeeping in Ethiopia 112.5.1 Geographical Distribution of Ethiopian Honeybees 112.5.2 Honeybee Races Found in the Amhara National Regional State 122.5.3 Honeybee Production Systems in Ethiopia 132.5.3.1 Migratory Beekeeping 132.5.3.2 Traditional Beekeeping 142.5.3.3 Transitional System of Beekeeping 152.5.3.4 Modern System of Beekeeping 162.5.4 Economic Importance of Beekeeping in Ethiopia 172.5.4.1 Honey Production 172.5.4.2 Beeswax Production 182.5.4.3 Crop Pollination 182.5.4.4 Source of Immediate Cash Income 192.5.5 Bee Disease 192.5.6 Honey Quality 202.5.7 Marketing Systems 212.5.8 Major Constraints in Beekeeping 223. MATERIALS AND METHODS 243.1 Description of the Study Area 243.1.1 Location, Population and Land Holding 243.1.2 Topography, Altitude and Climate 253.1.3 Livestock and Honeybee Potential 253.2 Research Approach 263.2.1 Sampling Techniques and Sample Size 263.2.2 Data collected 263.2.3 Data Sources and Methods of Collection 273.2.4 Physical and Chemical Composition of Honey Samples 283.2.4.1 Moisture Content 28xiviii
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Page 3 and 4: DEDICATIONThis thesis is dedicated
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Page 7 and 8: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSAbove all, thanks t
Page 9: LIST OF FIGURESFigure 2: Traditiona
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Page 15 and 16: 1. INTRODUCTIONAfrica is blessed wi
Page 17 and 18: Recently, different beekeeping deve
Page 19 and 20: 2. LITERATURE REVIEW2.1 Origin and
Page 21 and 22: Beekeeping up to 1500 AD continued
Page 23 and 24: this characteristic allows their su
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Table 9: Criteria to select an apia
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service shouldered on Bureau of Agr
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Generally, top bar and moveable fra
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4.2.8 Beekeeping trainingFrom this
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4.2.10 Incidence of absconding and
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indigenous knowledge, further resea
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Figure 5: Colony marketing in Bure
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form of top-bar hive may be one ste
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gourd (10.8%) and animal skin (2.5%
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colonies are not placed nearby sour
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Table 22: Major enemies of bees in
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Table 23: Indigenous knowledge of b
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Table 24: Percent distribution of u
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There was price variations based on
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our country the acceptable HMF is b
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Table 27: Physiochemical component
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Generally, top bar and moveable fra
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Table 29 Major constraints of beeke
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More over improving and encouraging
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6 REFERENCESAdebabay kebede, Kerale
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honeybee (A. mellifera L.) disease
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Martin, E.C. 1976. The use of bees
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7 APPENDIXAppendix 7.1 Map of the s
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Amharic Scientific name Floral cale
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Appendix 7.3 Relationship of water
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Appendix 7.5 Method of Chemical Sol
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Appendix 7.6 Honey quality laborato
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2. Crop Production2.1 Landholding (
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4. Credit Sources and Availability4
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5.1.10.2. If there is a decrease in
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5.1.17. What are the major advantag
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5.3. Beekeeping equipments and prot
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1. Removal of queen cells 1.Yes ___
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5.4.17. What are the sale prices of
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7.1. Do you sale your honey? 1. Yes
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8. Constraints of beekeeping8.1. Wh
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