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Amount of hectares
available
(suitable for flowering)
TOTAL 23.103 ha
R1: ha (Soriano/Río Negro) 6.529
R2: ha (Paysandú) 5.151
R3: ha (Paysandú) 4.805
R4: ha (Tacuarembó) 4.982
R5: ha (Durazno/Cerro Largo) 1.636
Number of hives
17.716
Number of producers 160
Regional Institutions
involved
Rural Development Society of Nuevo Berlín (SFRNB)
CALAY (Young)
Grupo Apicultores Algorta SRL [Algorta Beekeepers
Group] (Algorta)
CALAGUI (Guichón)
CALAPIS (Paysandú)
Association for the Promotion of Beekeeping in
Tacuarembó
Apiartigas
Agrarian Society of Yi (Durazno)
COAPIKOL (Florida)
Sociedad Agraria del Yí (Durazno)
Agricultural Society of Cerro Largo (SACL)
Average estimated
honey production
in the year through
forestry beekeeping
8 kg per hive
In this way, all bee keepers follow
the same protocols, aligned with best
beekeeping practices and maximising
the use of the potential productive area,
thereby ensuring greater productivity.
The plots monitored by the company
aim to generate a sustainable bee pro-
duction for a productive purpose, see-
king to develop communities and streng-
then local institutions.
Within the framework of the agree-
ment we instigated and signed an agree-
ment with eleven regional institutions
interested in managing resources (fores-
try beekeeping and beekeepers) with
three-year contracts, depending on
trends. Every year, depending on the
area with flowering capacity, beekeepers
interested in placing bee drawers are
contacted and the results of the second
year are as follows: