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Appendix I (supplementary data)

Beekeeping practices across Europe. The national beekeeping statistics of 33 countries were obtained through research institutes and beekeeping organizations, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA, 2008) and an open access data base (APISERVICES). Queen breeding statistics of seven countries were obtained from Lodesani and Costa (2003). No data older than ten years were employed in this survey.

Country Area (km2) Number of Hives Number of Beekeepers Subspecies Kept (%)
 Queen Importa Migratory Beekeepinga Reared Queens per yearb Registered Queen Breeders Year Source
Native Other Buckfast
Albania 28748 90000 5000 1998 Albanian Beekeeping Association
Austria 83858 343121 25027 60000f 275f 2002 Österreichischer Imkerbund; Lodesani and Costa, 2003
Belgium 30510 110000 7500 1d 85 14 yes 2000 6 2007 Flemish Beekeeping Extension Centre
Bulgaria 110910 750000 40000 57500g 2007 Dept. of Developmental Biology,University of Plovdiv "P. Hilendarski"
Croatia 56542 450000 7000 100e no yes 22858 24 2007 Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb
Cyprus 9251 40533 712 2007 EFSA, 2008
Czech Republic 78866 520084 48919 100e no no 30000 120 2007 Bee Research Institute, Dol; EFSA, 2008
Denmark 43094 167000 4000 25d 35 40 yes 2008 Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Aarhus
Estonia 45227 48000 7000 EFSA, 2008
Finland 338145 52000 2800 98 2 yes 6000h 15h 2008 Finnish Beekeepers’ Association
France 547030 1243046 65050 28d 62 9 yes 17000i 47i 2007 Centre National de Développement Apicole; ANERCEA; EFSA, 2008
Germany 357021 655644 80142 70000j 270j 2007 Deutscher Imkerbund E.V.; Lodesani and Costa, 2003
Greece 131940 1400000 23000 yes 2000k 5k 2007 Lab. of Agricultural Zoology and Entomology,Agricultural University of Athens; Lodesani and Costa, 2003; EFSA, 2008
Hungary 93030 960000 14800 100e no no 45000 39 2007 Hungarian Beekeepers Federation
Ireland 70280 20000 2200 100 d no no 0 2007 Federation of Irish Beekeepers’ Associations; EFSA, 2008
Italy 301230 900000 75000 yes 400000 26 2007 INAPICOLTURA
Latvia 64589 70000 3400 2007 EFSA, 2008
Lithuania 65200 110000 11000 2007 EFSA, 2008
Luxembourg 2586 10213 650 2002 Union des Apiculteurs du canton de Capellen
Netherland 41526 80000 7500 90d 5 5 yes yes 0 2007 Plant Research International; EFSA, 2008
Norway 385252 60000 3000 17d 66 17 no yes 16200 26 2008 Norwegian Beekeepers Association
Poland 312685 1091930 39410 95000g 51g 2007 Apiculture Division in Pulawy,Research Institute of Pomology and Floriculture
Portugal 92345 655000 32500 2003 Associação dos Apicultores do Norte de Portugal
Romania 238391 1149529 45000 10 2007 Romanian Beekeeping Association;Dept. of Apiculture and Sericiculture, Univ. of AgriculturalSciences and Veterinary Medicine, Cluj-napoca
Serbiac 88361 350000 12000 1998 APISERVICES
Slovak Republic 48845 242533 14156 100e no no 8500l 47l 2007 Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra
Slovenia 20273 170682 7620 100e no 13000 32 2006 Agricultural Institute of Slovenia
Spain 504030 2320949 23265 yes 10k 2006 Lodesani and Costa, 2003; COAG, 2007
Sweden 449964 110000 10000 no 5000k 30k 2008 Swedish Beekeepers Association; Lodesani and Costa, 2003
Switzerland 41290 200000 20000 yes no 26000 2008 Centre suisse de recherches apicoles
Turkey 783562 4825596 28007 yes 576535 159 2007 Dept. of Biology, Middle East Technical University
Ukraine 603628 3000000 50000 2003 APISERVICES
United Kingdom 244820 274000 43500 yes yes 2000k 10k 2001 National Bee Unit, Lodesani and Costa, 2003
a

Only reported as “yes” when undertaken as a common practice,

b

Only including queens reared by registered queen breeders,

c

Including Kosovo,

d

A. m. mellifera,

e

A. m. carnica,

f

2001 figure,

g

2006 figure,

h

2007 figure,

i

2004 figure,

j

2000 figure,

k

2002 figure,

l

2008 figure.