Abstract:

The aim of the current paper consists in the analysis of the energy efficiency of honey production in Iasi County. The field research has been done on a stratified sample by face-to-face interview focused on the results of the apiaries registered in the year 2015. The input energy in the year 2015 was about 645 MJ hive^-1 , while the output energy reached 246 MJ hive^-1. The indirect inputs was about 451.2 MJ have^-1 while the indirect outputs reached 193.7 have^-1. The average weight of the non-renewable inputs was about 94,7% (610.7 MJ have^-1) while the renewable input represented 5,3% of total inputs (34.1 MJ have^-1). The consumption with work force and the sugar consumption have a significant impact upon the energy outputs and can be used to increase the energy perfomances of the beekeepers. The honey production determines net energy -398.78 MJ have^-1, energy productivity 0.030 kg MJ^-1, energy use efficiency 0.38, specific energy 33.3 MJ kg^-1.