Breeder Queen Bee Ecotype Development Project
Project Name: Breeding Queen Bee Ecotype Development Project in Giresun and Tokat Provinces
Project Subject: Establishing a selected population based on morphological and physiological characteristics to obtain an efficient line.
Project Owner/Contracting Authority: Ministry of Industry and Technology, DOKAP Regional Development Administration Presidency
Project Implementation Area: Giresun and Tokat provinces
Final Beneficiaries of the Project (Target Audience):
- Beekeepers in Tokat and Giresun provinces,
- Beekeeping associations in Tokat and Giresun provinces
Project Objective (General and Specific Objectives):
The aim is to increase the production efficiency and income level of beekeepers by ensuring genetic improvement in the local bee population (ecotype), without reducing genetic variations in their original locations, and by organizing activity programs for short and long-term selections and breeding, including producers.
Within the scope of selection, the objective is to obtain varieties resistant to diseases, not aggressive, with low swarming tendency through existing ecotypes.
Project Goals (Primary Foreseen Goals):
Establishment of one "Selection Center" each in Giresun and Tokat provinces, Selection of suitable local ecotypes in Giresun and Tokat provinces and their supply as colonies, Implementation of the "Closed Community Breeding Program".