O Uso da apicultura como atividade alternativa para pequenos produtores

Abstract

The focus of this work was directed to bee management techniques, for honey production, that were appropriate for the success of the activity in the Areias, Santa Rosa, Itamarati, Santa Olga, Amparo and Quilombola settlements, located in Nioaque, Itaquirai, Ponta Porã, Nova Andradina, Dourados, respectively, all in Mato Grosso do Sul. With this activity, it was intended to self-sufficiency of settlers, for the future, through honey production, to achieve food improvement and also income generation and income. During the action, several activities related to techniques and good practices in bee breeding were developed monthly. The monitoring and achievement of programmed objectives were performed by professionals in the area. After closing each step on the production scale, those involved were gathered to evaluate the activities. Thus, it was observed that the orientations, through theoretical and practical explanations, and the accompaniment offered to the settlers regarding the most adequate bee breeding presented positive results. Thus it can be concluded that honey production is a very appropriate activity for the community, incurring low costs, proving to be a good option for income generation in the countryside, where the merit of the activity is in the way everything was structured, with broad participat ion by beekeepers, well-organized groups, and the institutions they support.