<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The importance of the honey bee lays in its huge role in pollination and, as a result, maintaining the flora of the environment and also increasing agricultural production. Temperature is the most important element of the atmosphere affecting beekeeping. Results of stationary conclusions are generalized to the area of Fars province by using geographical information system (GIS) according to direct relationship between elevation changes and temperature variations. A beekeeping capability map was then drawn for the Fars province by months of the year. The results showed that heat conditions in four months of the year, from December to March, are not suitable in most of the northern and eastern parts of the province. The southern regions with an altitude of less than 1100 meters above sea level are considered as a suitable place for deployment, wintering and beginning of bee colony activities. The most optimal months of the year for honey bee activities are May and October. For fixed beekeeping, the central strip of the province with an average height of 1500 meters above sea level is the most suitable places.</p></abstract>

The importance of the honey bee lays in its huge role in pollination and, as a result, maintaining the flora of the environment and also increasing agricultural production. Temperature is the most important element of the atmosphere affecting beekeeping. Results of stationary conclusions are generalized to the area of Fars province by using geographical information system (GIS) according to direct relationship between elevation changes and temperature variations. A beekeeping capability map was then drawn for the Fars province by months of the year. The results showed that heat conditions in four months of the year, from December to March, are not suitable in most of the northern and eastern parts of the province. The southern regions with an altitude of less than 1100 meters above sea level are considered as a suitable place for deployment, wintering and beginning of bee colony activities. The most optimal months of the year for honey bee activities are May and October. For fixed beekeeping, the central strip of the province with an average height of 1500 meters above sea level is the most suitable places.

Temperature Conditions for Determination of Beekeeping Regions in the Light of Climate Change. Case study: Fars Province

Department of Geography, Najafabad Branch

Environmental and Climate Technologies

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The importance of the honey bee lays in its huge role in pollination and, as a result, maintaining the flora of the environment and also increasing...

Temperature Conditions for Determination of Beekeeping Regions in the Light of Climate Change. Case study: Fars Province

Published Online: Feb 07, 2020

Page range: 88 - 104

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rtuect-2020-0006

Keywords
Fars, geographical information system, honey bee, pollination, temperature

© 2019 Aliakbar Salehizadeh et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Temperature Conditions for Determination of Beekeeping Regions in the Light of Climate Change. Case study: Fars Province

Published Online: Feb 07, 2020

Page range: 88 - 104

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rtuect-2020-0006

KeywordsFars, geographical information system, honey bee, pollination, temperature

© 2019 Aliakbar Salehizadeh et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Fars, geographical information system, honey bee, pollination, temperature