Members Egypt
Numbers of beekeepers: 50.000
% of professional beekeepers: 25.000
% of pluriactive beekeepers: 15.000
% of amatorial beekeepers: 10.000
Numbero of hives 2.000.000
Types of hives: Langsthrot
Sedentary beekeeping: rare
Transhumant beekeeping: about 60%
Average distance of transhumance: 200 km
National production of honey: 30.000 tons per year
Domestic consumption: 28.000 tons per year
Average consumption per inhabitant: ----
Exported production: 2000 tons per year of honey and one million of package of bees .
Diversity of honey products: All the savage flowers, chestnut, heater.
Pollination of crops: 100%
Production of pollen:
100 tons
Production of Royal Jelly: 1 ton per year
Intoxication problems: yes) severly
If yes, which are the crops at risks? Using pesticides by most crops
Other characteristics of the beekeeping of the Country: suffering from diseases and insects .
