TY - JOUR
T1 - First attempt to identify and prioritise best beekeeping practices with a multi-actor approach in the EU
AU - Manara, Veronica
AU - Zacepins, Aleksejs
AU - Brodschneider, Robert
AU - Gajger, Ivana Tlak
AU - Kasza, Gyula
AU - Manes, Aranzazu Meana
AU - Kozmus, Peter
AU - Vejsnaes, Flemming
AU - Charistos, Leonidas
AU - Kristiansen, Lotta Fabricius
AU - Splitt, Aleksandra
AU - Toporcak, Juraj
AU - Danneels, Ellen
AU - Traynor, Kirsten
AU - Delso, Noa Simon
AU - Sebastianini, Filippo Jannoni
AU - Formato, Giovanni
AU - Fabricius Kristiansen, Lotta
AU - et al.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2025 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
PY - 2026
Y1 - 2026
N2 - The key to achieving sustainable beekeeping in Europe is the application of Best Beekeeping Practices, adapted to different climatic and environmental conditions, bee genetics, beekeeping equipment, and diseases. A bottom-up survey was developed by the Horizon EU project named "B-THENET," a Thematic Network based on a Multi-Actor Approach to identify for the first time what practices are perceived as most relevant by EU beekeepers, and to investigate beekeepers' preferred means of communication. A total of 2094 answers from beekeepers in 22 Member States were collected. Beekeepers deemed the most relevant practices to "Properly place hives in the apiary" and to "Guarantee best efficacy of anti-Varroa treatments, especially with organic compounds." The preferred communication means were visual materials. Building on these results, a list of 23 Best Beekeeping Practices will be developed in 13 EU languages and will be placed in the repository platform of the project B-THENET, to support the training of beekeepers.
AB - The key to achieving sustainable beekeeping in Europe is the application of Best Beekeeping Practices, adapted to different climatic and environmental conditions, bee genetics, beekeeping equipment, and diseases. A bottom-up survey was developed by the Horizon EU project named "B-THENET," a Thematic Network based on a Multi-Actor Approach to identify for the first time what practices are perceived as most relevant by EU beekeepers, and to investigate beekeepers' preferred means of communication. A total of 2094 answers from beekeepers in 22 Member States were collected. Beekeepers deemed the most relevant practices to "Properly place hives in the apiary" and to "Guarantee best efficacy of anti-Varroa treatments, especially with organic compounds." The preferred communication means were visual materials. Building on these results, a list of 23 Best Beekeeping Practices will be developed in 13 EU languages and will be placed in the repository platform of the project B-THENET, to support the training of beekeepers.
KW - Apis mellifera
KW - B-THENET
KW - Best beekeeping practices
KW - European beekeeping
KW - honey bee management
KW - Apis mellifera
KW - B-THENET
KW - Best beekeeping practices
KW - European beekeeping
KW - honey bee management
UR - https://res.slu.se/id/publ/144791
U2 - 10.1080/00218839.2025.2576979
DO - 10.1080/00218839.2025.2576979
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:105021999302
SN - 0021-8839
VL - 65
SP - 69
EP - 79
JO - Journal of Apicultural Research
JF - Journal of Apicultural Research
IS - 1
ER -