Teabepäeva korraldamist toetab Euroopa Liit Eesti mesindusprogrammi kaudu. Norwegian Beekeepers Association

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1 Teabepäeva korraldamist toetab Euroopa Liit Eesti mesindusprogrammi kaudu Norwegian Beekeepers Association Estonian Beekeepers Association - Tallinn

2 Marco Neven Deputy chairman (+47) Estonian Beekeepers Association - Tallinn

3 Norges Birøkterlag (Norwegian Beekeepers Association) and Honningcentralen (Honey cooperativ) The house of beekeeping Dyrskuevegen 20, 2040 Kløfta

4 NB s board at work Karl John Amdahl Chairman (+47) Estonian Beekeepers Association - Tallinn

5 NB s secretariat Trond Gjessing Senior Adviser (+47) Eli Åsen Senior Adviser (+47) Heidi Kirkeby Secretary- General/ Editor (+47) Bjørn Dahle Senior Adviser (+47) Åse Wethal Holen Office secretary (+47) Estonian Beekeepers Association - Tallinn

6 NB s Strategic plan NB s vision: «A wing stroke ahead» Quality Development Width Engagement Estonian Beekeepers Association - Tallinn

7 NB s member benefits Magazine (monthly) Organization s activities Professional coursing Professional meetings Information about how to deal with bee diseases Legal assistance in principal issues NB s national breeding program Professional advice Use of NB s honey label Social activities With more NB also takes care of the interests to the beekeepers towards the society and ministries.

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10 Beekeeping in Norway 110 local beekeeper associations 15 county beekeeper associations 1 national beekeeper association (1884) beekeepers (4000 members) hives kg honey kg honey pr. Beehive

11 Hobby or commercial beekeeping? In general: 1-25 hives = hobby > 25 hives = partly commercial > 250 hives = commercial Number of beekeepers with: < 25 hives hives hives > 100 hives Commersial beekeeping = agricultural businnes (farming)

12 1950: 9500 members Development members Totalt antall medlemmer

13 Norwegian standard beehive 1/1-frame: 36,5 X 26 cm 1/2-frame: 36,5 X 16 cm

14 50% Carnica bees 25% Black bees 10% Buckfast 15% Hybrids

15 Electronic hive surveillance

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17 Bee diseases In general very healthy bees. Almost non American foul brood. Sometimes some European foul brood. Varroa treated with organic acids. No use of antibiotics or pesticides.

18 American foul brood in Norway Frequency of the disease: Antall bigårder

19 European foul brood Year Number og samples Number og beekeepers tested Number of beekeepers with M. plutonius Number of behives destructed Ca (18/6) 55 4 Ca 150

20 Varroa destructor Acarapis woodi (buffer zone for Acarapis woodi)

21 Registration of apiaries All beekeepers in the country have a duty to register all their apiaries. It is also possible to register apiaries without beehives (migratory apiaries). All hives shall bee individually marked. Every beekeeper shall keep a record of where the hives are located at any time (5 years back in time). Estonian Beekeepers Association - Tallinn

22 The bees must be certificate before moving them Field: Hive control American foulbrood (Paenibacillus larvae) European foulbrood (Melissococcus pluton) Stone brood (Aspergillus flavus/a. fumigatus) Small Hive Beetle (Aethina tumida) Laboratory: Varroa and tracheal mite (in the areas where this is necessary)

23 Notifiable diseases AFB (Paenibacillus larvae) EFB (Melissococcus plutonius) Stone brood (Aspergillus flavus/a. fumigatus) Small Hive Beetle (Aethina tumida) Varroa mites (Varroa destructor) Tracheal mite (Acarapis woodi) Estonian Beekeepers Association - Tallinn

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25 Governmental subsidies (only for commercial beekeepers) NOK 425 ( 47,-) per hive/per year. Climate related failure in production. Based on average last 3-4 years. 30% own share. In case of sickness the state pays your relief man. Estonian Beekeepers Association - Tallinn

26 Other governmental arrangements Estonian Beekeepers Association - Tallinn

27 Ongoing projects in our beekeeper association Breeding program ( /year) Surveillance and control of honeybee diseases ( , /year) Project funding from a bank fund to inform about beekeeping (total: ) Smartbees (EU-project) bee diseases, breeding and advise. Ricola-foundation ( )Varroa-resistence ringtest (Norway, Sweden, Germany, France, Belgium (University of Bern) PolliVest Pollination fruit & berry s (NB, HC, NLR, fruit- & berry producents, agricultural authorities ( ?).

28 Thank you for your attention Norwegian Beekeepers Association Marco Neven Tlf. (+47) Estonian Beekeepers Association - Tallinn