Development of model for honey bee management in hasanuddin university educational forest

Abstract

The Potency of Hasanuddin University Educational Forest (HU-Edufor) needs to be managed well as a research and education site, so that the forest concerned can contribute in supporting forest development in a broad sense. Forest Honey is one of mentioned potency that has an important role in the economic development strategy of rural communities and the sustainable agriculture sector. This research aims to study the potential of honey bee products and formulate a honey bee management model in the HU- Edufor. The research method used is the Field Survey and data analysis uses a qualitative analysis approach. The research results obtained about the potential yield of honey bee products in 3 (three) villages, namely Rompegading, Limampoccoe and Labuaja villages around the HU- Edufor based on the total amount of honey production per month as much as 584 liters / month and annual production of 4.742 liters / year, while based on the total the number of bee colonies harvested monthly is 351 colonies / month and annually is 1.910 colonies / year. The model of developing honey bees in the HU-Edufor is carried out through community empowerment activities together with the management of the HU-Edufor, village and district governments, related agencies, and banks as capital owners, in terms of cultivation, harvesting and post-harvest, until in processing and product marketing, so that honey and beekeeping business can provide optimal results.