Abstract:

This study was done in order to contribute to the development of the cultivation by identifying the knowledge of the cultivators about the colony management in the enterprises that are cultivating in the province of Iğdır. The survey was conducted with 93 searchers identified by simple random sampling method and the data was expressed in number and percentage. In the analysis, the C2 test was used. In, the average number of wheat wheat, the number of colonies that give sons and the main wheat exchange are 115.9±7.5 units, 13.9±1.3 units and 2.5±0.3 years respectively. The ratio of those who do the work as their main business, additional income and hobbies is 38.7, 48.4 and 12.9 per cent, respectively. The percentage of farmers who perform the harvesting activity as fixed harvesting, domestic and foreign travellers has been identified as 16.1, 73.1 and 10.8 per cent respectively. The methods used by farmers to reproduce bee colonies are defined as natural son output (63.4%, artificial divide (15.1%) and son output + divide (21.5%. The ratio of bees and genotypes used in enterprises has been determined as 15.1 % of pure Kafkas, 3.2 % of Anadolu Bees, 71.0 % of Kafkas Melezi, 5.4 % of Belfast and 5.4 % of other types. It is estimated that 86.1 per cent of the region’s harvesters prefer the Kafkas bees and melezes. When assessed for the days of the week, growers’ concerns for the cows are determined in one form every day, twice or three times and every 15 days, with a ratio of 57.0%, 40.9% and 2.2%, respectively. In the breeds of the breeders, 35.5 percent of the bees are sugar, 10.8 percent of the bees are cake and 53 percent of the bees. Eight of them were used for sugar and cake. The average honey production per cottage of farmers is 8.7±0.5 kg. The increase in colonial honey productivity and the reduction in labour is largely dependent on the prevention of the natural donation event and the efficient use of the main bees. For this purpose, colonies can be divided into two groups each year, one group should be used in production in the same year, the other group main bees should be replaced and prepared for the next production year. Such a colony management that reduces the labour burden and increases the honey production per colony is recommended to the farmers.

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