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Organic beekeeping and biodiversity Our egyptian beekeeping project: Saving the egyptian bees together with Schwartau Marmelades IFOM Workshop Biofach 2016 Günter Friedmann

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Page 1: Organic beekeeping and biodiversity - | IFOAM · 2016-03-03 · Organic beekeeping and biodiversity Apis M. lamarkij but many advantages: - no brood diseases - vitality - Tolerance

Organic beekeeping andbiodiversity

Our egyptian beekeeping project:Saving the egyptian bees together with Schwartau Marmelades

IFOM Workshop Biofach 2016

Günter Friedmann

Page 2: Organic beekeeping and biodiversity - | IFOAM · 2016-03-03 · Organic beekeeping and biodiversity Apis M. lamarkij but many advantages: - no brood diseases - vitality - Tolerance

Organic beekeeping and biodiversity

IFOAM Ethical Principles

- Principle of Justice

- Principle of health

- Principle of ecology

- Principle of care

Page 3: Organic beekeeping and biodiversity - | IFOAM · 2016-03-03 · Organic beekeeping and biodiversity Apis M. lamarkij but many advantages: - no brood diseases - vitality - Tolerance

Organic beekeeping and biodiversity

Today beekeepers, also organic beekeepers, work with hybrid queens.

To produce high honey crops:

Using genetical manipulations to producequeens with special attributes

Heterosis effects

Page 4: Organic beekeeping and biodiversity - | IFOAM · 2016-03-03 · Organic beekeeping and biodiversity Apis M. lamarkij but many advantages: - no brood diseases - vitality - Tolerance

Organic beekeeping and biodiversity

Loss of indigenous bee races:

Well adapted to climate andvegetation

Page 5: Organic beekeeping and biodiversity - | IFOAM · 2016-03-03 · Organic beekeeping and biodiversity Apis M. lamarkij but many advantages: - no brood diseases - vitality - Tolerance

Organic beekeeping and biodiversity

our egyptian bee project togetherwith Schwartau ( Dr. Oetker)

The Indigenous bee race : Apis Mell. Lamarkij

In akute

danger of

extinction

Page 6: Organic beekeeping and biodiversity - | IFOAM · 2016-03-03 · Organic beekeeping and biodiversity Apis M. lamarkij but many advantages: - no brood diseases - vitality - Tolerance

Organic beekeeping and biodiversity

our egyptian bee project togetherwith Schwartau

Indigenous bee

race : Apis Mell.

Lamarkij

Page 7: Organic beekeeping and biodiversity - | IFOAM · 2016-03-03 · Organic beekeeping and biodiversity Apis M. lamarkij but many advantages: - no brood diseases - vitality - Tolerance

Organic beekeeping and biodiversity

our egyptian bee project

together with Schwartau/ Germany

Egyptian beekeepers work with euroean beeraces :

Apis M. Carnica,

Apis M. Ligustica

Page 8: Organic beekeeping and biodiversity - | IFOAM · 2016-03-03 · Organic beekeeping and biodiversity Apis M. lamarkij but many advantages: - no brood diseases - vitality - Tolerance

Organic beekeeping and biodiversity

These european bees are not adapted toclimate and vegetation in Egypt:

Illness- brood diseases

Weakness

Now: Little honey crops , big sugar feeding

Page 9: Organic beekeeping and biodiversity - | IFOAM · 2016-03-03 · Organic beekeeping and biodiversity Apis M. lamarkij but many advantages: - no brood diseases - vitality - Tolerance

Organic beekeeping and biodiversity

massive decline of Lamarkij Colonies up tonowApis M. Lamarkij well adapted to climateand vegetationBut:-little honey crops

-Little colonies-Aggressivity?

Some disadvantages

Page 10: Organic beekeeping and biodiversity - | IFOAM · 2016-03-03 · Organic beekeeping and biodiversity Apis M. lamarkij but many advantages: - no brood diseases - vitality - Tolerance

Organic beekeeping and biodiversity

Apis M. lamarkij

but many advantages:

- no brood diseases

- vitality

- Tolerance towards Varrao mite

- easy and extensive hive management

beekeeper has not to care very much

Page 11: Organic beekeeping and biodiversity - | IFOAM · 2016-03-03 · Organic beekeeping and biodiversity Apis M. lamarkij but many advantages: - no brood diseases - vitality - Tolerance

Organic beekeeping and biodiversityOur egyptian beeproject together with

Schwartau

Page 12: Organic beekeeping and biodiversity - | IFOAM · 2016-03-03 · Organic beekeeping and biodiversity Apis M. lamarkij but many advantages: - no brood diseases - vitality - Tolerance

Organic beekeeping and biodiversityOur egyptian beeproject together with

Schwartau

Page 13: Organic beekeeping and biodiversity - | IFOAM · 2016-03-03 · Organic beekeeping and biodiversity Apis M. lamarkij but many advantages: - no brood diseases - vitality - Tolerance

Organic beekeeping and biodiversityOur egyptian beeproject together with

Schwartau

Page 14: Organic beekeeping and biodiversity - | IFOAM · 2016-03-03 · Organic beekeeping and biodiversity Apis M. lamarkij but many advantages: - no brood diseases - vitality - Tolerance

Organic beekeeping and biodiversity

our egyptian bee project togetherwith Schwartau

- To save Apis M. lamarkij from extinction

- To developpe an extensive beekeepingmangement interesting for all egyptianbeekeepers