Apimondia

President of the Commission Mr. Etienne Bruneau CARI 4 place Croix du Sud B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve Belgium tel.: + 32 (0)10/47 34 16 fax: +32 (0)10/47 34 90 e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

• Mission

Collection of information relating to the technologies and equipment used for apiary activities in temperate, cold and tropical climates, both for honey production and other additional products: wax, pollen, royal jelly, propolis, venom and brood-comb.

Experiments, then popularisation of these methods and tools through conferences, symposia and Internet

Exchanges with the six other standing commissions for a better understanding of the beekeeping world (biology, economy, pathologies, etc.) and a better choice of technical methods and equipment.

Consultations for the development of the bee-products within the framework of the norms with various organisations such as Codex alimentarius, WHO, FAO, FEEDEM, IHC, HIPA, European Union,...

Collaboration with new experimental fields:

- biological specifications
- bee products pharmaceutical specification (within the context of apitherapy)
- how to manage African bees
- pollination (in open fields and in greenhouses)
- honey harvest with melipones
- use of GPS and GIS

Collection of articles for the magazine Apiaca

• Activities

Development of databases on:

- behaviour of bee colonies
- beehive material and apiary equipment
- transhumance equipment
- honey house equipment
- suppliers

Sstandards definition:

- beehives
- honey houses

Checking of technological based activities:

- uses of plastic
- uses of pheronomes
- techniques of honey adulteration

Participation:

- in the EU Directives on "Honey"
- update of the "Codex Alimentarius"
- collaboration with IHC (International Honey Commission)

Keeping an interactive forum on the net to maintain prompt communication between scientists, experts and beekeepers.

• Members

Dr. Lihong Chen (China), vice-president and responsible of the sub-commission "Quality of the Bee Products"
Dr. Werner von der Ohe (Germany), responsible of the sub-commission "Laboratories and Analysis"  + Peter Martin
Dr. Stefan Bogdanov (Suitzerland), vice-president of the International Honey Commission
Janez Hočevar (Slovenia), responsible of the sub-commission "Classification & codes"
Gilles Fert (France), responsible of the sub-commission "Queen breeding"
Dr. Tom Sanford (USA)
Antonio Gomez Pacuelo (Spain)