Abstract:

The paper analyzed the influence of honey production on beekeepers' income in the South Muntenia Region of Development of Romania. In this purpose, it was made a field survey on a sample of 140 apiculturists from the seven counties belonging to the region. The date were collected based on structured questionnaires and the answers were statistically processed using the descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation coefficients and linear regression. The study presents the socio-economic characteristics of the respondents, as well as the number of bee families, honey production and yield, income from marketed honey by apiary size and honey price. The results pointed out that honey production is the key factor with a deep impact on income, and also honey yield and price. The high potential of the region for beekeeping compiles with the increased honey demand and stimulate beekeepers to have more than 100 bee families/apiary, good bee queens, a corresponding feeding and maintenance for their bee colonies, to improve farm inputs and marketing, to be more oriented to organic honey and export on the international market.