Sustainable Beekeeping: Strategies for Enhancing Bee Stress Resistance
A special issue of Agriculture (ISSN 2077-0472). This special issue belongs to the section "Farm Animal Production".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 December 2025 | Viewed by 1532
Special Issue Editors
Interests: apiculture; bee nutrition; bee biology; bee pathogen/pest control; bee product; quality and safety; apicultural sustainability
Interests: Apis cerana stress resistance; environmental pollution; honeybee biology; honeybee products
Interests: sustainable beekeeping; gut microbiota; pollinator nutrition; Varroa mite control; honeybee health
Interests: honeybee; ecology; ethology; molecular biology; Varroa mite control; integrated pest management; environmental stress; drug resistance
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Honeybees, indispensable pollinators underpinning global biodiversity and food security, face escalating threats from habitat destruction, agrochemical exposure, climate disruption, and parasitic mite. Historically, beekeeping prioritized yield, but practice has shown that this exacerbates colony collapse, demanding urgent innovation in sustainability-oriented apiculture. This Special Issue systematically explores the key factors affecting bee health by integrating the latest research advances across multiple disciplines—including nutrition, physiology, ecology, genetics, technology, behavior, and socioeconomics—and proposes a comprehensive strategy to enhance bees’ stress resistance in response to the ecological and agricultural crises caused by their global decline.
We seek interdisciplinary contributions highlighting cutting-edge research in sustainable solutions. We are interested in technology-driven solutions for hive health monitoring and nutritional optimization, as well as studies that enhance the value of bee products through nutritional profiling, bioactive compound extraction, and standardized quality and safety protocols. Additionally, we encourage contributions on field-validated sustainable apicultural practices, such as breeding programs for disease and climate resilience, and precision-guided pest management strategies that are integrated with improved crop pollination efficiency.
Submissions exploring socioeconomic models that support the development of the beekeeping industry, policy incentives, and supply chain sustainability are also welcome. Submissions addressing socio-economic models that support resilient apicultural markets, policy incentives, and supply chain sustainability are equally welcome. We also invite analyses of policy frameworks that promote pollinator conservation, aiming to advance ethical and scalable approaches that ensure bee health, ecosystem stability, and the long-term viability of apicultural value chains.
Dr. Ying Wang
Dr. Xuepeng Chi
Dr. Hongfang Wang
Dr. Zhenguo Liu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- sustainable beekeeping
- bee stress resistance
- mite control
- climate resilience
- precision apiculture
- pollinator nutrition
- hive monitoring
- genetic selection
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