Current Status and Future Perspective of Apiculture Industry in Taiwan

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1 Apimondia 2016 Symposium, Exhibits and Workshop on Indigenous Bees Species Current Status and Future Perspective of Apiculture Industry in Taiwan Mei-Chun Lu Sericulture and Apiculture Section Miaoli District Agriculture Research and Extension Station, Council of Agriculture, Taiwan Feb 2, 2016

2 Outline Introduction Trait of beekeeping in Taiwan Statistic analysis of apiculture industry Regulation and management of bee products Challenges and achievements Conclusion

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4 Nectar Sources in Taiwan JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Rape Rape Lichi Logan Tea Tea Wild flowers

5 Dimocarpus longan (APR-JUN) Lichi chinensis (FEB-APR) Blooming

6 Traits of Beekeeping in Taiwan Abundant nectar sources with small and spare distribution, Dimocarpus longan, Lichi chinensis, and Camellia sinensis were dominant species Migration route during flower blooming from South to North Bee products includes honey, royal jelly, bee pollen, and propolis. Bee as a ecoservice role in agriculture

7 Honey Harvest

8 Royal Jelly Production

9 Pollen Harvest

10 Beehives Number of BeeHives Year

11 Beekeepers Number of Beekeepers Year

12 Beehives per beekeeper hives hives hives >300 hives

13 Table 1. Production of honey and royal jelly in recent 5 years Year Honey (m.t.) Royal Jelly (kg) , , , , , , , , , ,800 (Data from Agriculture and Food Agency, COA)

14 VALUE (Thousand USD) Value of Bee Products HONEY ROYAL JELLY TOTAL YEAR

15 Ecoservice ~Pollination

16 Pollination Pollination in open field Pollination in greenhouse Lichi, Logan, Pear, Melon Cucumber Cucumber, Melon, Tomato, Strawberry

17 Bitter melon production using Apis mellifera as pollinator

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19 Regulation and Management of Bee Products Chinese National Standard (CNS) Logan honey competition (Festival) Certified honey and royal jelly (Certified Tag and QR code)

20 Chinese National Standard of Honey Constituents Type Honey Logan honey Water(%) <20 Sucrose(%) <5 <2 Sugar(%) >60 >70 Insoluable (%) <0.1 Acid(meq H + /1,000 g) <50 <30 Diasterase (Schade unit) >8 HMG(mg/kg) <40 <30

21 Chinese National Standard of Royal Jelly Constituent Amount Water (%) 63~68 Ash (%) >1.5 Acid(meq H + /1,000 g) 32~53 Starch 0 Crude protein(%) 11~ hydro-20decenoic acid, 10-HDA (%) >1.6

22 Logan Honey Competition National Competition(MDARES) 1 evaluation:cns 1305, antibiotics and pesticides free 2 evaluation:taste, aroma and color Local Competition: Hsinchu, Miaoli, Taichung, Tainan, Kaohsiung

23 Traceability System of Certified Bee Product Enter Traceability code Taiwan Beekeeper s Association (

24 Taiwan Agricultural Products Production Traceability System

25 Challenges and Achievements Impact of global climate change Disease, pests and enemy of honeybees Germplasm degeneration Enhance the pollination technique in the green house Education of young beekeepers

26 Honey Yield & Climate 5.6% 154.8mm 14.8mm Stress-tolerance breeding is necessary! 26

27 A B C D

28 Varroa mite Control Schedule Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Logan Lichi Tea Nectar Tea Tree Tree Source Rape Citris Wild flowers Varroa Control Drone Remove Formic acid Oxalic acid Drone comb attraction Fluvalinate Formic acid Drone Remove Fluvalinate Oxalic acid 28

29 Honeybee Introduction A. m. ligustica A. m. caucasica A. m. capensis A. m. carnica A. m. carpitica Enriched the honeybee genepool Breeding for high honey productivity

30 Drone Comb Egg Artificial Queen Grafting

31 Forager Segregation A site B site Move> 2 m at AM 8:00-10:00 Hive inspection Move > 2 m at AM 8:00-10:00 AM 8:00-10:00 C site 31

32 Honeybee & Artificial Pollinator 32

33 Honeybee & Artificial Pollinator Control Artificial Pollination Honeybee Pollination 33

34 Honeybee pollination in Tomato 34

35 Education of Young Beekeepers Beekeeper Academy New technique administration

36 Technical Services

37 Future Perspective Breeding for stress-tolerance strains Quality control for bee products Management techniques of bee colony Education of young beekeepers Development easy-handling pollination techniques in the greenhouse Strengthen the international cooperation of bee technologies

38 Thank You for Your Attention Mei-Chun Lu, PhD TEL: ext 330