Apis cerana in Bejing
Author of the article:WANG Feng-He* , YANG Fu, GENG Jin-Hu, XU Xi- Lian
Author's Workplace:I nstitute of Inf ormation on Science and Technology of Agriculture, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences , Beijing 100097, China
Key Words:Chinese honeybee, distribution, ecological impact, conservation, utilization
Abstract:Present distribution and ecological impact of the Chinese honeybee Apis cerana Fabricius in China were introduced. Based on thehoneybee situation in Beijing area, we proposed 5 aspects to protect and utilize the honeybee to restore its population in fields: (1) to train beekeepers. breed technology, (2) to establish some experimental breeding sites, (3) to multi- dimensional developand use the product of Chinese honeybee, (4) to set up specialized cultivation township, and (5) to ex ert the Chinese honeybee superiority of honeybee keeping in mountain area.