Essays about: "Urban Apiculture"

Found 2 essays containing the words Urban Apiculture.

  1. 1. The introduction of the Africanised honey bee: A stinging menace or a blessing of the Americas? : a comparison of the Brazilian and USA beekeeping experiences

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Jorge Antonio Moreno Reategui; [2020]
    Keywords : Beekeeping Social field; Africanised honey bee; qualitative and quantitative research methodology;

    Abstract : In 1956, Brazilian scientist Warwick Estevam Kerr, introduced queens of the African honey bee (AHB) from South Africa to breed with European honey bees (EHB) in order to improve honey production in Brazil. Some of the AHB swarmed by accident out of the experimental apiary, located in Rio Claro-São Paulo State, and started to spread. READ MORE

  3. 2. Urban Apiculture – A Way to Reconnect Society and Nature?

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Marco Claussnitzer; [2014]
    Keywords : Corporate Responsibility; Honeybees; Sustainable Development; Urban Apiculture; Urban Beekeeping; Urban Ecology;

    Abstract : In recent years honeybees have attracted a great deal of attention, an attention that seems to be rather unlikely when one looks at the general relationship between humans and the environment, which is often taken for granted. This study aims to look into one kind of corporate initiative in urban apiculture to reconnect humans and nature again. READ MORE