• 농업과학연구
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.143-149
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• 2010

This study analyzed the income of large scale honey bee farming of Korea. Using a questionnaire, 44 large scale honey bee farming farmhouseholds were surveyed. The average hive sizes are 258. The results are as follows. First, gross receipts of bee farming farmhouseholds are 50,342 thousand won, and it's components are honey 71%, bee selling and/or lent 26%. Second, working expenses are 23,778 thousand won that is 47% of gross receipts. Feed costs are 38.2%, material costs are 23.9%, hired labor costs are 11.0%, moving costs are 10.1%. Finally, receipts per hive are 195.1 thousand won, working expenses per hive are 23,778 thousand won, so income per hive is 103.0 thousand won.

• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.23-31
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• 2017

Bumblebees, more efficient than honeybees, provide important services for pollination especially in tomato, pepper, cucumber, strawberries and other crops grown under tunnel farming or glasshouse conditions to yield maximization. These bees require pollen and nectar to meet their dietary needs and maintain their colony structure, development and reproduction. Keeping in view their economic importance, the effect of five concentrations of sugar and honey solutions (1:1, 1:1.5, 1:2, 2:1,1.5:1) each as alternative to nectar were used to observe their effect on life history parameters of Bombus terrestris. The 1:1 ratio of sugar solution was found most effective followed by 1.5:1, 1:1.5, 1:2 and 2:1 and also more effective of all five concentrations of honey solutions on all three stages of colony development i.e., at colony initiation, colony development and colony maturation stages. At colony initiation stage, early pre-oviposition period ($6.40{\pm}0.97$ days), early emergence of first worker in the first batch ($25.40{\pm}1.21$ days) and maximum numbers of workers ($6.20{\pm}0.24$) emergence in the first batch were observed at 1:1 ratio of sugar solution. Colonies reared on 1:1 ratio of sugar solution reached earlier ($52.13{\pm}1.28$ days) at colony foundation stage with minimum mortality ($3.27{\pm}0.54$ workers). At colony maturation stage, maximum numbers of workers, sexual (males, queens) and maximum mother queen longevity was observed at the same 1:1 ratio of sugar solution. It can be suggested from present study that sugar solution as alternative of nectar at 1:1 ratio was better than other sugar concentration levels and also from those of honey solution.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제28권12호
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• pp.1489-1500
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• 2018

벌꿀은 꽃의 화밀을 꿀벌이 수집하여 벌집에 저장한 것으로, 밀원에 따라 색, 맛, 향기 등에 많은 차이가 나타난다. 본 연구에서는 다양한 지역, 다양한 밀원에서 생산된 국내 120종 벌꿀(밤꿀, 대추꿀, 때죽꿀, 잡화꿀, 밀감꿀, 유채꿀, 사양벌꿀)의 유용성분 분석, 항산화 활성 및 인간 적혈구 용혈활성을 평가하고, 분석인자간의 상관관계를 검토하였다. 그 결과, 벌꿀의 성분 및 생리활성은 밀원에 의해 차별화되었으며, 채취농가 및 채취지역에 따른 차이는 인정되지 않았다. 벌꿀의 총 폴리페놀 함량 분석 결과, 밤꿀이 가장 높은 $77.1{\pm}8.4mg/100g$을 나타내었으며, 총 플라보노이드 함량의 경우 대추꿀($8.73{\pm}7.31mg/100g$)과 밤꿀($8.39{\pm}3.02mg/100g$)에서, 단백질 함량은 밤꿀에서 가장 높은 $25.9{\pm}0.9mg/100g$을 나타내었으며, 아카시아, 유채 및 사양꿀에서는 12~15 mg/100 g의 낮은 함량을 보였다. 400 nm에서의 흡광도는, 밤꿀에서 가장 높은 $0.156{\pm}0.036$를 나타내었고, 대추꿀 > 잡화꿀 > 때죽꿀 > 유채꿀 > 감굴꿀 > 사양벌꿀 및 아카시아꿀로 나타났다. 모든 벌꿀 시료는 1 mg/ml 농도까지 적혈구 용혈활성이 나타나지 않았다. 한편 항산화 활성평가 결과, DPPH 및 ABTS 소거능의 경우 밤꿀 > 대추꿀 > 때죽꿀 > 잡화꿀 > 밀감꿀 > 유채꿀, 사양벌꿀 및 아카시아꿀의 순으로 나타난 반면, nitrite 소거능의 경우 밤꿀, 대추꿀, 잡화꿀 > 유채꿀, 밀감꿀, 사양벌꿀 및 아카시아꿀의 순으로 우수하였다. 분석인자간의 상관성을 계산한 결과, 총 폴리페놀 함량과 ABTS 양이온 소거능에서 가장 높은 상관계수(0.879)를 나타났으며, 특이하게 총 폴리페놀 함량과 DPPH 음이온 소거능은 0.441로 상대적으로 낮은 상관계수를 보였다. 또한 400 nm 흡광도는 총 폴리페놀 함량, ABTS 소거능 및 환원력과 각각 0.804, 0.772 및 0.741의 높은 상관계수를 보여, 향후 400 nm 측정으로 벌꿀 간편 품질검사가 가능함을 제시하였다. 이상의 결과는 기능성 벌꿀 개발 및 벌꿀 유용성분을 이용한 식의약품 소재개발의 기초자료로 이용될 것이며, 현재 선정벌꿀로부터 활성물질 분리 및 약용작물 추출물을 이용한 사양벌꿀 개발이 진행 중에 있다.

• 유통과학연구
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• 제13권10호
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• pp.115-122
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• 2015

Purpose - This study was conducted to develop a beekeeping farm management standard checklist. This is essential to increase the competitive power of beekeeping farmers. Checklists in relation to crops and livestock were established by the Rural Development Administration in the 2000s. To date, 60 checklists have been created by crop and livestock experts. However, other farmers outside the 60 checklists are increasing. Therefore, extra development is required for these farmers. This study was conducted to meet farmers' requirements. The special farming dealt with in this study is beekeeping. Such checklists were not developed due to the small number of beekeeping farmers. However, these days, a number of such farmers are emerging. Research design, data, and methodology - Many related experts participated in this study. This study was conducted in four stages. First, a basic outline of beekeeping was created by surveying many kinds of beekeeping experts. The draft of the beekeeping checklist was created by a secondary advisory council. This draft was then sent to 14 beekeeping experts to confirm whether or not it was suitable as a management checklist. For collecting the experts' opinions, a direct visit survey was done through an arranged questionnaire. Additionally, a basic management checklist blueprint was reviewed by many experts. In the third stage, a Delphi survey method was utilized with a special Delphi questionnaire. In this stage, experts who participated in the first and second stages were excluded. As there were uncertain answers among them, a second Delphi survey was done. As a result of this survey, all answers were agreed among them. Results - From the results of this survey, four subjects in the management accomplishment index were determined. These are farming scale, average product per beehive, the sale price of honey (1kg), and the number of bee plates in the beehive. In the case of the management checklist content, five items were determined. These are beekeeping farming facilities, the environment around the farm land and general management, the product management of the beekeeping harvest, the management of the disease and pest, and farming management. This checklist will be utilized for beekeeping farmers to implement in a management situation. Conclusions - These days, the number of beekeeping farmers is increasing. The management checklist for beekeeping farmers will be used to improve their farming situation and marketing. Beekeeping farmers can understand their management by reviewing their checklist. After checking, the situation of management can be analyzed. Farmers can supplement weaknesses with expert advice. This checklist will be used by agricultural technique extension workers for farming management consulting. This checklist has to be complemented by a change in the management of the environment. This checklist will be delivered to beekeeping farmers after a verification survey is done. The result of the checklist score will be utilized for a benchmarking service to be implemented for beekeeping farmers to utilize.