Bees for Development Journal Edition 55 - June 2000

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Abrham Tesfaye from Ethiopia sent us this picture of his younger brother Wondwosen who tends the bees every day. His aim is to be a good beekeeper in the future. (He certainly has the right clothing for the work!)

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COVER PICTURE Queen rearing: beekeepers in Tamil Nadu, South India learn how to rear queens of the Asian hive bee Apis cerana

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Mogens Jensen has been working with the Asian hive bee, Apis cerana in Bangladesh and India for many years. He has developed a new method for queen rearing with Apis cerana, simple and easy to use at village level.

Making things simple is often very complicated! Last year | finally found the missing piece in the puzzle of how to rear successfully Apis cerana queens. Tests during a one month training course held at the Danish Beekeepers’ Fund/Palni Hills Conservation Council Beekeeping Project in South India were successful.

Since then some of the trainers have reared queens and new colonies. More than 50% of the graftings resulted in emerging queens.

Reasons for designing The Jensen Method *

Sustainable beekeeping cannot be based on the capture of wild colonies. Trees and bees are usually damaged during the process. Nesting places are destroyed and less than 10% of colonies remain in the hive after two years.

Beekeeping projects tend to cause

environmental damage by emptying whole areas of Apis cerana colonies.

The drop-out rate of trainees

The battle of Apis cerana versus Apis mellifera (in India and elsewhere) can only be won if Apis cerana colonies are available in abundance at village level.

reliable method of queen rearing is a precondition for a breeding project, to solve some of the basic problems in Apis cerana beekeeping, for example absconding rate and honey yields. The possibility for queen rearing makes strains and ecotypes for a

fast-yielding breeding project available.

The Jensen Method differs from others in three main ways: *

The grafted queen cup is placed directly on the comb, not on to frames. Before the queen emerges the queen cell can be transferred easily to

another colony. *

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Basics of the queen cup To make the queen cups two bamboo sticks are needed. One with a diameter of 5.9 mm and one with a diameter of 5.0 mm. The 5.9 mm stick is dipped in pure melted Apis cerana wax three to four times at a 90° angle to the surface of the wax, and then cooled in water.

The stick is then tilted to a 45° angle to the wax surface and dipped until a tip forms. Use three fingers to draw the tip longer and make it pointed. (see picture above)

The 5.9 mm diameter of the queen cup is smaller than the standard 8 mm used for Apis mellifera. The larger size is not suitable for use with Apis cerana. Cup size is based on measurements taken in Apis cerana colonies.

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beekeeping projects is alarming (and a waste of resources) because of the lack of colonies. From a cost-benefit perspective, overall economy is often very poor because investments in hives, infrastructure or training gives little return because of the shortage of colonies.

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The Jensen Method

Shaping the tip of the queen cup

The size of the entrance to the queen cup is reduced to 5 mm, and this increases the rate of success.

The queen cup is cut with a knife at a length of 6-7 mm from the base.

The queen cup is transferred to the 5.0 mm stick and the entrance of the cup is shaped to the size of thd (see picture below)

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the potential to develop into either a worker bee or a queen bee. If the

beekeeper gets conditions right, inside the queen cell the grafted larva will develop into a queen.

The process of moving the tiny larva needs good light, good eye sight and a steady hand.

A shaped piece of matchstick, a toothpick or a special grafting tool can be used to do this. The end of the tool must be smooth and shaped to lift the larva without damaging her.

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After grafting with a one-day old larva the queen cup is placed in a cell on the comb in an area with young larvae in a strong (minimum ten combs) queenless colony.

Grafted queen cups placed near open brood

The Jensen Method of que an rearing is part of an appropriate and integrated “system” for Apis cerana be ekeeping that have worked on since 1988. Starting |

with the Mulderry hive, management methods, sugar and candy feeding, pollen substitutes, extractors for using with top-bar hives for Apis cerana, honey processing, wax, value addition, and now queen rearing. in

A capped queen cell

This project has given me the opportunity to work in an environment conducive to new approaches, and "down to earth" focused efforts on practical Apis cerana beekeeping.

Financial support from DANIDA is gratefully acknowledged. Efforts are underway to secure funding for a second phase of the Project. | still have a lot of ideas worth testing!

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The Asian Apicultural Association, AAA, holds a Conference every two years.

The International Bee Research Association holds Conference every a

four years, and by joining forces with AAA, was able to share in the excellent venue, facilities and ambience provided

by Chulalongkorn University, hosting the Conference in Chiang Mai in the

North ofThailand.

Professor Siriwat Wongsiri, Chairman of the Local Organising Committee and Vice-President of AAA did a great job.

Conference Participants were warmly welcomed and treated to lavish receptions accompanied by music and dance. Dancers included classical Thai as well as modern bee!

The Asian region enjoys great diversity in bee species, and in the types of apiculture practised. In recent years this has attracted many of the world’s apicultural scientists to research in Asia, with the consequence that there is much new information to report on the biology of Asian bees. Not just honeybees of which there are at least eight Asian species and many more races, but stingless bees too: the city of Chiang Mai can alone boast seven species of stingless bees.

The Conference therefore heard plenty of new findings from the academic research community. Most sessions included news of advances in understanding gained by genetic research on honeybees. The distribution of Apis cerana, extending from the temperate zone in the North

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of Apis mellifera, which similarly extends from cold, northern Europe, through the Middle East, and far South of the Equator in Africa. Like Apis mellifera, Apis cerana also has many races: genetic analysis is giving clues as to how and when these evolved.

The Conference took place in the huge, ship-like, Lotus Hotel in central Chiang Mai. Alongside the meeting rooms an exhibition of bee products and beekeeping equipment took place.

Here much business was underway with representatives from many companies in Asia and Australasia.

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small number of the world's largest beekeeping companies practise near Chiang Mai. Thousands of Apis mellifera colonies are managed intensively to

produce crops of honey and royal jelly, every drop for export. This is a relatively young industry, only developing within the last 25 years and highly dependent on export markets and demand for royal jelly remaining strong. The history of this success story was provided by Professor Pongthep Akratanakul, the keynote speaker at the final session of the Conference: "International Aid and Sustainable Beekeeping Development”.

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Professor David De Jong gave an interesting overview of the strong support available to beekeepers in Brazil, and Professor Shimanuki outlined possible USA support for beekeeping development. These were followed by papers describing recent development

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Nepal, Iraq and

Afghanistan.

total more than 50 papers were presented at the Conference, with the majority reporting on research into the biology of Asian bees.

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Other highlights included several excellent new videos given their first public showing at the Conference. The most remarkable of these was Gerald Kastberger’s video The Magic Trees of Assam, reviewed on page I!. The Conference provided plenty of opportunity to meet with colleagues, make contact, exchange ideas. And Professor Wongsiri ensured that the Conference ended with a bang: with fireworks wishing participants bon voyage!

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The next AAA Conference will take place in Bangalore, South India

Details of forthcoming beekeeping meetings and courses are featured in Look Ahead on page 9.

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an international congress venue and the reasons are not hard to find. A combination of unspoilt wilderness, sophisticated facilities and legendary hospitality makes South Africa a unique travel desti-

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of exhibition space will run alongside the congress. Delegates and their registerd companions are invited to enjoy the icebreaker reception and opening ceremony, a beach braai (barbecue) hosted by the Mayor of Durban and participate in honey-tasting and honey number of pre- and post-conreceipe competitions. In addition, gress sightseeing/field trips are planned throughout southern Africa. a

Situated between the rolling waves of the Indian Ocean and the rugged Drakensberg Mountains lies the city of Durban, a melting pot of cultural diversity with its African, Asian and European influ-

The official Apimondia languages are English, French, German and

ences creating a rich cosmopolitan society. Durban is surrounded on all sides by the mysteries of the African Continent on which it rests

guages. Please be kind enough to indicate your language preference on the reply form. Simultaneous interpretation will he provider the congress during the plenary sessions and during the opening

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the rhythm of African drums, picturesque mountains, lush subtropical forests and many game reserves, home to the much sought after “Big Five”. Durban is an ideal base from which to explore

Spanish. It is the intention of the organisers to issue all announcements, the final programme and abstracts in each of these four lan-

closing sessions However, please note that correspondence with the organisers must be in English only.

South Africa. Road networks are amongst the best in the world, and an international airport make travel fast and convenient.

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With a bustling metropolitan infrastructure, unlimited attractions and pleasant, year-round, balmy weather, this gateway to southern Africa is the ideal convention centre.

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Every two years Apimondia organises a Congress, the largest, international gathering of people working with bees.

The Congress in 2001 will be the first to be held in Africa.

Apimondia is organised according to seven Standing Commissions: ° ° Apitherapy Beekeeping Technology and Equipment ° Bee Biology e Bee Pathology e e Beekeeping Economy Melliferous Flora and Pollination ° for Rural Beekeeping Development

Apimondia’s Standing Commission for Beekeeping for Rural Development is planning an important programme at this Congress, and we hope that beekeeping projects from many African nations will be represented, alongside those from the rest of the world.

The theme of the Beekeeping for Rural Development Commission will be: poverty”.

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Make sure you follow the deadline for submitting a summary of the work you would like to present.

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The Asian Apicultural Association was established in 1992 to encourage the exchange of information between beekeepers and bee scientists throughout Asia.

The administrative headquarters of AAA are in Japan. Many countries have local Representatives or Chapters.

The President of AAA is Professor Mitsuo Matsuka (Japan). Vice-Presidents are: Professor Zhang Fu-Xing (China); Dr L R Verma (India); Dr Cleofas Cervancia (Philippines); and Professor Siriwat Wongsiri (Thailand). The Secretary-General of

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For more information write to: New Forests

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ISRAEL Prof Yaacov Lensky The Triwaks Bee Research Centre, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Faculty of Agriculture, PO Box 12, Rehovot 76100 E-mail lensky@agri.huji.ac.il KOREA Prof Kun-Suk Woo Institute of Korea Beekeeping Science, College of Agriculture and Life Science, Seoul National University, Suwon 440 744 E-mail wooks@plaza.snu.ac.kr

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NEW ZEALAND Mr Cliff van Eaton

National Apiculture Business Unit, MAF Quality Management, Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries, Private Bag, Tauranga E-mail cliff@comvita.com

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BANGLADESH Dr Alamgir Mati

As we go to press, sad news that Professor Roger Morse of Cornell University in the USA has died. Professor Morse did so much to encourage young bee researchers, and wrote top technical information accessible to all. He was a kind friend and supporter, and he will be greatly missed in world beekeeping.

Taiwan Apicultural & Sericuitural Experiment Station, 261 Kuan-nan, Kung-Kuan, Miaoli

THAILAND Mr Somnuk Boongird Agricultural Technology, Faculty of Science, Rankham Haeng University, Rankham Haeng Road, Bangkok 10240

TURKEY Dr Osman Kaftanoglu Department of Animal Science, Cukurova University, Adana 01330 E-mail kaftan@pamuk.cc.cu.edu.tr

VIETNAM Mr Dinh Quyet Tam Vietnam Beekeepers’ Association, Langha, Dongda, Hanoi E-mail qram@netnam.org.vn

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New grey lizards, insect pests (including wasps, giant and red ants) and toads attack and kill bees. Cattle, horses and pigs can knock over hives and then lick up the honey.

Meliponula nebulata occupying the same hive as African honeybees Apis mellifera adansonii

Beekeepers put scarecrows on plantations to frighten animals away.

They hang their hives 90-120 cm above the ground. No bee diseases have been detected in Benin.

Varroa confirmed

Reported by Alphonse Dansou in Coraf

Action, October-December 1999

Cameroon

Beekeepers trained in Buea Sub Division About 100 beekeepers have recently undertaken training during two workshops facilitated by the Forestry, Agriculture, Animal & Fishery Network.

One workshop was designed to create awareness of beekeeping as an income-generating activity for school leavers and unemployed young people.

The second workshop, held on the slopes of Mount Cameroon, attracted 60 participants: some local villagers and honey hunters. They heard how beekeeping can increase income and how to practise honey hunting that protects the environment.

Both workshops taught construction and use of top-bar hives, api-agroforestry and the use of hive

products, particularly propolis and beeswax which have previously been always thrown away.

Material supplied by

Bees for Development was

distributed to all workshop participants.

Lyonga William Mumbe, Beekeeping Supervisor, FAAFNET

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New Zealand

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Ghana A peaceful co-existence! This picture sent in by our Ghana Correspondent, Kwame Aidoo, shows stingless bees

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senin The Association Nationale des Apiculteurs du Bénin is working hard to protect bees. Scaly ant-eaters, frogs,

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The Ministry of Agriculture & Forestry in Wellington confirmed the presence of the Varroa mite in South Auckland in April 2000. A standstill order extending 70 km from Auckland has been imposed while a search for infested colonies takes place.

There are 100 hobby and commercial beekeepers in this area. The exportation of live bees from New Zealand has ceased until the extent of the disease is known.

Jim Edwards, National Manager International Trade, New Zealand

Editor’s note:

{t has been confirmed also that the Varroa mite has been introduced to the western-most country in Europe.

Ireland,

Nigeria Kano State Afforestation

Project

During the processing and use of forest products in Kano State, little attention is given to the abundant resources of nontimber forest products and the beneficial impact of apiculture on environmental conservation. Surveys of the area have shown good apicultural resources, with many honeybees attracted to the area because of the abundant forage and water resources available.

Sierra Leone

Two areas, one of natural forest at Dansoshiy, and Yanbawa Shelter Belt (planted Eucalyptus) were proposed as sites for the apiculture programme and hives introduced. After four months the initial capital outlay had been recovered.

Currently honey and beeswax are underpriced and their market potential is not fully realised. The bee farmers are forming an association to ensure a fair price for their products and a constant supply to meet the demand.

Kano State Afforestation Project

Request for support for training

Bo Beekeepers’ Co-operative Society has been assisting rural communities of the Southern Province in beekeeping. Our organisation has been hit hard during the civil strife. The office in Bo with all our beekeeping equipment ranging from bee suits to extractors was burnt. Four apiaries located in Pujehun District each with six bee hives were destroyed. Worst of all the organisation tragically lost its pioneer and first Executive Director, Mr William Dent, a Liberian refugee and professional beekeeper who was killed in a rebel ambush between Freetown and Bo. ! write to formally request all readers and well-wishers for financial assistance to enable one of our extension staff to participate in the Beekeeping in Rural Development Course in July 2000. Your assistance (however small) will go a long way in training one staff member to become as competent as the late William. hereby authorise that assistance be directed to Bees for Development, and thank you. | Senesi Fawundu, Executive Director, Bo Beekeepers’ Co-operative Society Ltd |

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Nineteen participants had hands-on practice in producing soaps using beeswax, honey, locally processed bay oil, aloe vera, and other natural ingredients. Participants were chosen on the basis of their demonstrated desire to pursue value added manufacture of locally made products.

The Workshop was the first in a series of joint TAS/TIDCO initiatives for beekeepers that are designed to develop new value-added

Beekeepers will benefit from this product that can be collected from their own fields close to their homes. The leaves, roots and seed husks make good animal feed, and the tender green leaves and green beans make excellent vegetables for people. onge grows well in sandy and dry areas where other crops cannot grow. It is a blessing to have the seeds in Tabora where lack of rain is such a major problem.| hope honey and beeswax collection will increase and that Tabora

Beekeepers’ Co-operative Society will benefit from the collection of honey and beeswax in the villages, rather than the collection of "wild" honey.

Justin Madaha,

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look ahead ARGENTINA International Congress on Propolis

|-2 September 2000, Buenos Aires Further details from: Ing Alejandro Alvarez,

Secretary of Scientific Committee, PROAPI, INTA EEA Famailla, Casilla de Correo ||, Famailla (4132), Tucuman, Argentina E-mail alvarez@inta.gov.ar

de Apicultura (13th Brazilian Apiculture Congress)

14-17 November, 2000, Floriandpolis Further details from: Secretaria Geral-FAASC, Rodovia

Molecular Mechanisms of Disease Tolerance in Honeybees

8th International Symposium on Pollination Further details from: Professor P Benedek, Faculty of of Agriculture, Pannon University Agricultural Sciences, H9201 Mosonmayarovar, var 4, Hungary

INDIA

2002, Bangalore

AAA, Tamagawa University, Machida-Shi, Tokyo 194 8610, Japan.

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RUSSIA

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Improving What We Have |-4 September 2000, Sheffield Further details from: Bee Improvement and Bee Breeders’ Association, c/o Tom Robinson, 71 York YO|

AJP United Kingdom

Broadway,

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Alternative Trade and Ecolabelling in Miombo Woodlands

24-29 August 2003, Ljubljana Further details from: Cebelarska Zveza Slovenije, Cankarjeva 3, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia E-mail cebelarska.zveza.slo@siol.net

25 June — July 2000, Kabompo Further details from: www.miombo.com

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National Honey Show

14-18 August 2000, Four Seasons Resort Further details from: Congress Secretariat, Ministry of Agriculture, Lands, Housing & Co-operatives, Main Street, Charlestown, Nevis E-mail psalhc@hotmail.com

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Libcice nad Vitavou, Czech Republic E-mail beedol@beedol.cz_ www.beedol.cz

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Over 50 participants gathered at Long Ashton Research Station near Bristol in April for a one day meeting on The Role of Beekeeping in Development Programmes.

The Seminar was organised jointly by Bees for Development and the Tropical Agriculture Association. A number of international speakers presented details of projects in Cameroon, DR Congo, Kenya, the Middle East, Zanzibar and Zimbabwe.

Clive de Bruyn who wrote about GM crops in B&D54 presented a paper on GM crops and their effect on pollination. Bees for Development’s involvement was sponsored by the DFID Cyfanfyd Development Awareness Programme.

XXXVI Apimondia Congress

BRAZIL XII Congreso Brasileiro

17-19 October 2000, Kralupy (near Prague) Further details from: Bee Research Institute Dol,

Gladstone Solomon, B&D’s Correspondent in Tobago, and President of Tobago Apicultural Society

2-6 September 2000, Moscow Further details from: Exhibition Complex, Nakhimovsky prospekt 24, 117218 Moscow, Russia

Zu October 2000, Brussels Further details from: Benoit Olivier, Miel Maya Honig asbl, Maya Fair Trading asbl, rue du Mont, 13, B-4130 Esneux, Belgium E-mail mielmayahonig@euronet.be

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products. The initiatives being pursued are consistent with the resolutions on “business P practices and P profitability” Ppassed at the First Caribbean Beekeepin, ping Congress held in November 1998.

Intermiod 2000 Exhibition and Conference on Beekeeping and Hive Products

iLGIUM ir Trade Seminar

Virgilio Varzea, 2554 Saco Grande Floriandpolis SC, Brazil

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The Tobago Apicultural Society and the Tourism and Industrial Development Company co-hosted a three-day Workshop on soap makingin Scarboroughin February 2000. The Workshop was facilitated by Florida International Volunteer Corps who contracted Debra Graybeal from the USA to conduct the Workshop.

4th International Conference on the Black Bee 19-24 August 2000, Dalsland Further information from: Ingvar Arvidsson Angemyrsgatan 5, SE 66631 Bengtsfors, Sweden E-mail ingvar.arvidsson@telia.com

TURKEY

Harvesting of Non-Wood Forest Products

2-8 October 2000, Ismir Further details from: Dr Rudolph Heinrich E-mail rudolf.heinrich@fao.org

UNITED KINGDOM Sustainable Livelihoods: Exploring the Role of Beekeeping in Development

18-20 September 2000, University of Wales, Swansea Further details from: Bees for Development

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Short Course Programme in Beekeeping 20-26 August or 26 November-2 December 2000, Molo Further details from: The Principal, Baraka Agricultural College, Box 52, Molo, Kenya E-mail baraka@net2000ke.com

TANZANIA Short Course in Beekeeping

9-12 August 2000, Tunduru, Ruvuma Region Further details from: Ms Inge Danzeisen, CMML, PO Box 1424, Dodoma, Tanzania E-mail CMML-Dodoma@maf.org

UK/TANZANIA

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