Beekeeping in coconut smallholdings in Pontian Johor, West Malaysia

Beekeeping in coconut smallholdings in Pontian Johor, West Malaysia

In areas under coconut cultivation in Malaysia, wild colonies of Indian honey bees (Apis cerana) are commonly found; provided by the nectar and pollen sources all year round from the palm trees, intermixed orchads and other economic crops. Modern beekeeping has recently been introduced but thus far...

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Main Authors: Makhdzir, Mardan, Osman, Shamsudin
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 1980
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/19276/1/ID%2019276.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.192762015-05-20T07:57:24Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/19276/ Beekeeping in coconut smallholdings in Pontian Johor, West Malaysia Makhdzir, Mardan Osman, Shamsudin In areas under coconut cultivation in Malaysia, wild colonies of Indian honey bees (Apis cerana) are commonly found; provided by the nectar and pollen sources all year round from the palm trees, intermixed orchads and other economic crops. Modern beekeeping has recently been introduced but thus far the efforts are far from success due to lack of skill and knowledge, management problems and acute pestilence. The hot and humid climate has prompted the beekeepers to design and improve hive models, besides utilising available cheap local materials. 1980 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/19276/1/ID%2019276.pdf Makhdzir, Mardan and Osman, Shamsudin (1980) Beekeeping in coconut smallholdings in Pontian Johor, West Malaysia. In: The 2nd International Conference on Agriculture in Tropical Climates, 29 Feb.-4 Mar. 1980, New Delhi, India. .
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description In areas under coconut cultivation in Malaysia, wild colonies of Indian honey bees (Apis cerana) are commonly found; provided by the nectar and pollen sources all year round from the palm trees, intermixed orchads and other economic crops. Modern beekeeping has recently been introduced but thus far the efforts are far from success due to lack of skill and knowledge, management problems and acute pestilence. The hot and humid climate has prompted the beekeepers to design and improve hive models, besides utilising available cheap local materials.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Makhdzir, Mardan
Osman, Shamsudin
spellingShingle Makhdzir, Mardan
Osman, Shamsudin
Beekeeping in coconut smallholdings in Pontian Johor, West Malaysia
author_facet Makhdzir, Mardan
Osman, Shamsudin
author_sort Makhdzir, Mardan
title Beekeeping in coconut smallholdings in Pontian Johor, West Malaysia
title_short Beekeeping in coconut smallholdings in Pontian Johor, West Malaysia
title_full Beekeeping in coconut smallholdings in Pontian Johor, West Malaysia
title_fullStr Beekeeping in coconut smallholdings in Pontian Johor, West Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Beekeeping in coconut smallholdings in Pontian Johor, West Malaysia
title_sort beekeeping in coconut smallholdings in pontian johor, west malaysia
publishDate 1980
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/19276/1/ID%2019276.pdf
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