Determination of the factors affecting the honey production per coloney in Bingol beekeeping enterprises

This study was carried out in order to determine the general situation of beekeeping activity in Bingol, to determine the problems faced by beekeepers and to propose solutions for these problems. Another aim of the study is to determine the factors affecting the honey yield per hive in beekeeping enterprises in Bingol province by regression analysis. The number of enterprises to be surveyed with the "proportional sampling method" was determined as 87 in the province of Bingol. "T test", "Anova", "Chi-square", "Correlation and Regression" analyzes were used to evaluate the data. According to the research findings; The average age of the surveyed beekeepers was 46.14 years and the average beekeeping period was 15.5 years. The rate of wandering beekeeping was 62.8%, and the rate of fixed beekeeping was 37.2%. The average number of hives owned by beekeepers was 219.5, while the average honey yield per beehive was calculated as 11.4 kg. The coefficients of the variables in the model were found to be statistically significant and significant. The R2 value, which determines the explanatory power of the model, was found to be 0.323 and the adjusted R2 value was found to be 0.203. The way beekeeping is done, the profession and the variables of getting information from PIKOM are determined as the variables that affect the honey yield. As a result; it has been concluded that there is an increase in honey yield per hive of the enterprises that are engaged in mobile beekeeping, beekeeping is seen as the main profession and a source of livelihood, continuing the activity with the Kafkas bee race, training, support and information on beekeeping from the queen bee, which are members of the union. Considering Turkey's ecological richness and existing rural economic conditions together, beekeeping; it should be done in an organizational, conscious and sustainable structure.