Advances in Apiculture (Honey Bee Diseases and Invasive Species, Climate Change, Bee Products, Biomonitoring, Fraud)

Dear Colleagues,

Attention given to farmed honeybees continues to be high following the various and new threats to this sector, i.e. colony depopulation and colony losses, exotic pathogens and invasive alien species, residues in bee products and antimicrobial resistance, fraud and climate changes.

The topics considered in this Special Issue reflect the complexity of the beekeeping sector and the threats that managed honeybees and beekeepers are facing nowadays. We consider more traditional aspects such as farming of honeybees, control and management of their diseases, pest and pathogens, and production (honey, pollen, propolis, royal jelly, beeswax, venom, bees). In addition, honeybees share the environment with human activities and other organisms that can affect them, not to mention the great influence of climate change also. Of particular relevance are agrochemicals that if not properly applied and regulated can severely affect farmed honeybee colonies with acute, subacute and long-lasting effects on their health and development. The role of farmed honeybees as biomarkers of agriculture and environmental pollution should be considered to collect information on the health status of territories. Another problem that increasingly puts the beekeeping sector at risk is that of fraud, which sees honey as one of the foods most subject to economically motivated adulteration.

Original research papers and reviews that address different topics in the sector of apiculture (honeybee health, bee products, fraud, environmental monitoring, climate change impact) and improve our knowledge are welcome.

Dr. Franco Mutinelli
Dr. Marianna Martinello
Guest Editors

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