Update on February of 2000

Melissopalynology works in Argentina

Original en Español

We present, among other topics, a work linked to Melissopalynology works developed in semi-arid areas of Mendoza province - Argentina.
A model for beekeepers that aspire to consolidate their markets and to reach a bigger value added of their products.


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Main titles of the edition # 41of ESPACIO APICOLA,
January - February of 2000.

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EDITORIAL
Honey price increase in Argentina

Pedro (Picture: Pedro Calderón is collecting some flowers to complete the Pollen data base in Mendoza)

Contrarily to what we foresaw that it could happen, we have begun the 2000 with a honey price increase and enough competition in the buyer sector.
The crops are presented disparate. The "Mesopotamia" (among rivers) and Uruguay's drought has brought important damages in the region and we are waiting to know only what it will happen with the eucaliptus crop.
The basin of "Mar Chiquita" (the Tiny lagoon of Sea in Córdoba) had in general good crop, not so the center-north of Córdoba where late colds added to certain lack of rains miscarried the regional production of nucleus and honey.
While in Mendoza and San Luis had disparate behaviors, the South of Córdoba, North of Buenos Aires and "La Pampa" (The Pampas), present delays of more than 15 days that their producers wait they recover with a continuation of the season.
Everything makes suppose that the price is sustaining, largely, for a offer lack due to climatic problems and the virulent appearance in some Buenos Aires areas (west and south) of the famous "hunter of bees blowfly" (Mallophora ruficauda).
It would also be influencing in the price the great width of honey orders with specific demands in color and rigorous residuals tolerance parameters (mainly "fenol" = ¿carbolic acid? and antibiotics).
Most of these orders, in turn, they inquire on the botanical honeys origin.
All these variables make us show off that the Argentine Beekeeping Regions Meeting that we propitiate in the next Api-Expo San Francisco 2000, is a convocation more than opportune and a service that the Argentinean beekeepers tacitly were demanding.
Once again we invite all the beekeepers to celebrate our friendship and common passion for the bees. You take advantage of this space of participation that we are generating.
We also invite all the professionals that, in an or another way, they are working in projects linked to the determination of the vegetable and regional origin of the beehive products, to present their works to be related and to exchange information with beekeepers and professionals of other regions of the country.

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Paintings for Beehives, machinery and drums for Honey use

Juan Carlos y Leonardo Zaccaro
Doctors Juan Carlos and Leonardo Zaccaro
In a note carried out the Chemical Doctors Juan Carlos and Leonardo Zaccaro, of the Pintegral company, we analyze the current problem of the Toxic Residuals in honey, probably derived of the paintings.
The note that includes a report, clarifies concepts on the different types of paintings that are perfectly capable for recipients or work tools that have contact with honey. From unleaded paintings to beehives protection, until varnishes sanitariums without "fenoles" (= ¿carbolic acid?) for drums for honey.

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José Traversa and Children - Their extraction room
SALA DE EXTRACCION TRAVERSA

In an extensive report to their holder, José Traversa, accompanied by several pictures that illustrate the process of their extraction room, we narrate the experiences of one of the bigger beekeeping companies of the country (Argentina).

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Regional beekeeping - South of Chile

Fer, Herna y Gamaliel
Fernando Esteban, Herna Vivallo y Gamaliel Zapata during the course.
After five days of intense didactic activity, developed by the Experts Beekeepers Manuel Oliver (Sec. Agr. Córdoba - Argentina) and Fernando Esteban (Dir. of Espacio Apícola) in the city of Temuco, we describe the excellent characteristics of the beekeeping in that southern region of Chile, their general situation and the politicians of official support that the producers of that region have.

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 Melissopalynology: Work method for beekeepers and technicians
moni y pedro
Doctor Mónica Wingenroth and Pedro Calderón are taken some honey comb samples in a semi-arid region of Mendoza province.
The article constitutes the last part of a series of three works. The activity that the beekeeper should develop is described in it, next to professional biologists, for the vegetable and regional origin determination of the beehive products.
The first part is an introduction that we title "Entering in the Pollen Universe" published in November of 1998 (Espacio Apícola 35). - It Follows the Introduction in the article that we title "The Pollen make the Difference", published in March of 1999 (Espacio Apícola 37). Then we continue with "Melissopalynology: Tools for the Vegetable and Regional Origin of the Beehive Products determination", published in August of 1999 (Espacio Apícola 39); to conclude this first instructive and descriptive stage of the work methods with the phase of taking the beehives products samples in the apiaries; published in January of 2000 (This edition number 41). - The note is combined task of Doctor Mónica Cristina Wingenroth (CRICYT - Mendoza), beekeepers of Mendoza province and our writing. -

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Apimondia: What was it said on Honey in Vancouver?

Doctor Mónica Cristina Wingenroth presents an itemized synthesis from the main relating works to the honey presented in the recent congress of Apimondia in Vancouver, Canada. -

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Beekeepers Associationism Importance

Hernan Zorzin, of the "INTA Venado Tuerto" (National Institute of Agricultural Technology), details the necessity, advantages and possibilities that the beekeepers would have today if they worked in associate form in Argentina. -

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