Drone brood as an income
Description
The harvest of drone brood of the western honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) will be studied, documented and the additional income for beekeepers will be assessed. Finally, a model process for different beekeeping systems will be evaluated.
Key Data
Projectlead
Prof. Dr. Jürg Grunder
Project team
Daniel Ambühl, Pascal Herren
Project status
completed, 09/2018 - 12/2019
Funding partner
Bundesamt für Landwirtschaft BLW