MINOR FOREST PRODUCTS

Integrated educational activity

Course Sheet

Academic Year of enrolment:

2017/2018

Optional/Mandatory:

Compulsory

Degree:

Master's Degree Programme in FOREST AND ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS

Language:

Italian

Moduls:

FUNGHI EDULI E TARTUFI

4 credits
APICOLTURA

4 credits

Credits:

Programme Year:

Obligatory attendance:

Yes

Hours of classroom activity:

Prerequisites:

Basic knowledge of beekeeping, zoology and entomology

AF code:

A001702

Assessment Methods

Verification of learning:

mid-term test/s and/or oral exam

Teaching period

Single Annual Cycle

Objectives

Students will acquire knowledge on the importance of bees in the forest environment and on the raw materials supplied for the production of the hive: nectar, honeydew, pollen, resins.
The course also provides theoretical and practical insights on the main hive products: honey, pollen, royal jelly and propolis.

Contents

Insights and case study on nectar/pollen/resin sources and potential honey yield in forestry; honey processing; composition and characteristics of honey (melissopalinological, organoleptic and chemical - physical); other hive products.

Recommended Bibliography

- Bees and their role in forest livelihoods, by Nicola Bradboear, FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS Rome, 2009.
- lecture notes including several articles.

Methods of Provision

Conventional

Teaching Methods

Face to face lessons and laboratory exercises in analysis of honey; activities in apiary on hive management and in laboratories of honey extraction and processing.

Contacts/More Information

The program includes visits to the experimental apiary of the FORESTAS Regional Agency

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