Beekeeping as a Factor of Danube Region Sustainable Development

Bekić, Bojana and Jovanović, Marijana (2015) Beekeeping as a Factor of Danube Region Sustainable Development. In: International Scientific Conference Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development in Terms of the Republic of Serbia Strategic Goals Realization within the Danube Region: Regional specificities. Institute of Agricultural Economics, Belgrade, pp. 156-172. ISBN 978-86-6269-046-3

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Abstract

Beekeeping is one of the most important activities in agricultural production due to the role of honey bees in pollination of agricultural crops. Pollination of crops, but also wild flora, is an ecosystem service provided mainly by honey bees and it is absolutely necessary for maintenance of ecosystem functioning. Besides importance of honey bees in producing quality crops, bees also create honey surpluses which are harvested and can be used as food or for some other purposes by humans. Beekeeping is one of the rare production activities that do not have any negative effect of quality of the environment and actually, this activity enables sustainable development of every natural area. Main goal of this paper will be to analyze, using existing data published in relevant publications, state and possible paths of beekeeping development in the Danube Region, in Serbia. Also, author will research the role of beekeeping activity in reference to three main principles of the sustainable development of Danube region: ecological, social and economical sustainable development.

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