Honeybee Production and Marketing Systems, Constraints - IPMS ...
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From Table 13, it can be concluded that top bar hive seems suitable as a bridge to transit tomodern hive technology as modern hive requires greater technical know-how <strong>and</strong> input ofimproved facilities.Local hive in most cases can be constructed by beekeepers from locally available materials.Beekeepers preferred local hive for its convenience to construct, quantity of wax produced <strong>and</strong>cost effectiveness <strong>and</strong> less dependency on external inputs. It is also used as a bait hive. However,beekeepers agreed on that local hives are not productive, easily liable to pests, <strong>and</strong> characterizedby their low quality bee product harvest. According to sample respondents, top bar hive ispreferred for its better quality of honey <strong>and</strong> requirement of little knowledge <strong>and</strong> accessories. Onthe other h<strong>and</strong>, moveable frame hive is preferred for its better quantity <strong>and</strong> premium quality ofhoney <strong>and</strong> suitable for harvesting. However, it is costly <strong>and</strong> requires skill <strong>and</strong> accessories.During the field survey, it has been observed that the moveable frame hives distributed so far byBoARD are not st<strong>and</strong>ardized <strong>and</strong> they have ample drawbacks as the result degree of acceptanceby users was low. For aforementioned reasons more than 55% of modern hives distributedpreviously to respondent are empty.4.2.6 Beekeeping equipmentWhen sample respondents were asked to list the equipment they use, they mentioned a widerange of accessories that go h<strong>and</strong> in h<strong>and</strong> with traditional beekeeping. For traditional beekeepingsystem, equipment that are required includes smoker, knife, honey containers, bee brush <strong>and</strong>queen cage. These equipments are constructed by the beekeepers or can be purchased from localmarket. Eighty three percent of the respondents have got locally made beekeeping equipment(materials) made by themselves while the remaining (17%) possessed fabricated (smokers,gloves <strong>and</strong> other type of protective clothing). Based on beekeepers opinion, the qualities of thematerials made locally are very poor. It was reported by respondents that protective clothes wererarely used. Moreover, the protecting clothe were not honeybee proof which can discourage thebeekeepers to harvest <strong>and</strong> conduct regular hive inspections more than two hives per day due tomore bees’ stings.50
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