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In 2014, as in 2013, within the
framework of the Silvoapicola Project
(forestry beekeeping) we ran work-
shops with the participation of the 11
institutions. At one of these workshops
we drafted the “Integrated Manage-
ment Guide for Forestry Beekeeping in
UPM Forestal Oriental fields”, which
will be mandatory from the 2015 har-
vest.
The guide was the result of the
work carried out mainly by the repre-
sentatives of the 11 regional institu-
tions with the support of Agricultural
Engineer Rosana Díaz, a DIGEGRA
[Farming Directorate General] techni-
cian who is also an active member of
the Regional Advisory Council (CAR).
Another notable activity was the
three-day workshop on Nosema Apis
under the supervision of Dr Gabriel
Sarlo, an Argentine technician, recog-
nised within the industry as an expert
sess the situation, with a view to estab-
lishing a proper diagnosis and plan of
action against this widespread health
risk with its strong impact on honey
production.
The first round of monitoring was
carried out with the respective conclu-
sions and work is continuing in this
respect
on this subject. The workshop was held
in Tacuarembó for 152 producers with
hives in UPM Forestal Oriental fields
and was financed via the FFA (Forest
Bee Fund) through the CAR in order
to meet the demand from the produc-
ers in view of the health alert raised.
Nosema Apis is a disease (fungus)
that attacks hives and that has ben-
efited from the climatic conditions in
recent times.
The main consequence is the loss of
production (in spring), not so much
the death of bees or the loss of hives
that occurs in the winter when the
eucalyptus comes out.
Following the training provided by
Dr Gabriel Sarlo on the etiology, diag-
nosis and treatment and prevention of
the disease, it was decided that he will
lead the Monitoring of Nosema Apis in
hives in UPM Forestal Oriental fields
in order to diagnose, measure and as-