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Beekeeping in Denmark –Current status and
environmental challenges
Ole KilpinenDanish Beekeepers Association
Estimated (2016)
• 7,100 beekeepers
• 115,000 honeybeecolonies
• 2.5 colonies/km2
The Danish Agicultural Agency
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
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2017
-3
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kg)
2016
Kiljanek et al. 2016
How to see poisoning of a honeybee colony
The Danish Environmental Protection Agency
Residues in honey
• Insecticides, herbicidesfungicides carried back to the hive
• Pesticide registrationshould include sub-lethaleffects and risk of residues in honey
• What about wild bees?
Aethina tumida
Per Kryger, Aarhus University
Vespa velutina
• Competition possible in some areas
• Lack of food sources
• We need good, solid empirical data, please!
• Honeybees are very important pollinators
Thank you for your attention
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