A research on household consumption of bee products: The case of konya province

This study was conducted to examine the consumption approaches of households living in the central districts of Konya province (Karatay, Meram, Selçuklu) towards bee products and the socio-economic factors affecting their consumption habits. The main material of the study consisted of a sample volume of 273, which was determined according to the Non-Clustered One-Stage Simple Random Probability Sampling method based on Main Population Proportions with a confidence level of 90% and a margin of error of 5%, and the data obtained from the questionnaires conducted with 300 household representatives in order to reveal possible different trends. The questionnaires were administered by face-to-face interviews with the subjects. The data were analysed using descriptive statistics and chi-square tests. According to the results of the research, 53.66% of the household representatives were male and 46.34% were female. The subjects were predominantly in the 36-45 age range with 38.33%, 84.66% married and 15.34% single. The educational status is mainly secondary education 46,00%. The occupational status consists of 32.30% of tradesmen. The number of household population is predominantly 4-6 people, 47.33%, and the highest number of working people is two people, 43.33%. The most preferred honey type of the households is black hive and the most commonly consumed honey form is honeycomb-flower honey. The market is at the forefront as the place of honey purchase. As the monthly food expenditure of households increases, honey expenditure also increases. Honey and bee products are widely consumed.