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Beekeeping in Libya is hobby more than it is ajob. Most beekeepers have 10-20 hives and rely on transportation of their apiaries depending on nectar flow. Today in Libya there are 3000 beekeepers who harvest 500 tonnes of honey per year from 50,000 hives (an rage of 15 kg per colony). The number of hives is increasing by 20% every year. a
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Production of high quality honey exceeds consumption. The most importation honeys come from thyme and nabk. Honey is expensive: from 18-308 per kilo. The Department of Development and Modernisation of Beekeeping is attached to the Ministry of Agriculture. This department gives assistance in management of bees including the manufacture of hives and the exportation of honey, training and queen rearing centres. Varroa was introduced to Libya in 1975 when 5000 colonies were imported from Bulgaria to support agricultural development. Varroa is treated with Apistan and Apitol. American and European Foulbrood, and chalkbrood were brought into the country at the same time as 9a. Foulbrood is controlled by burning the cted hives.
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SUDA. The Sudanese Beekeeping Society was founded in 1990. It is a voluntary society open to all Sudanese who are interested in beekeeping. There are currently 118 registered members, all with differing expertise in beekeeping and all have attended training courses. The Society aims to establish a beekeeping industry based on sustainable beekeeping. To do this the Society is distributing a newsletter and conducting lectures and training programmes; liaising with local NGOs; conducting trials in conjunction with research institutes to study Sudanese bees, and create
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STA RICA BEEKEEPING TRIP Dr Dewey Caron will be leading a beekeeping tour of Costai Rica from 7-17 January 1994, For further information contact: Global Nature Tours, PO Box 555, Upper Marlboro, MD 20773-055, USA. Fax: 010 301 627 9754, °
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