Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14279/29756
Title: Linking farmer and beekeeper preferences with ecological knowledge to improve crop pollination
Authors: Breeze, Tom D. 
Boreux, Virginie 
Cole, Lorna J. 
Dicks, Lynn 
Klein, Alexandra Maria 
Pufal, Gesine 
Balzan, Mario V. 
Bevk, Danilo 
Bortolotti, Laura 
Petanidou, Theodora 
Mand, Marika 
Pinto, M. Alice 
Scheper, Jeroen 
Stanisavljević, Ljubiša 
Stavrinides, Menelaos 
Tscheulin, Thomas 
Varnava, Androulla I. 
Kleijn, David 
Editors: Watkins, Charles 
Major Field of Science: Agricultural Sciences
Field Category: Agricultural Biotechnology
Keywords: beekeeping;ecosystem services;pollination services;rural sociology
Issue Date: 1-Dec-2019
Source: People and Nature, 2019, vol. 1, iss. 4, pp. 562 - 572
Volume: 1
Issue: 4
Start page: 562
End page: 572
Abstract: Pollination by insects is a key input into many crops, with managed honeybees often being hired to support pollination services. Despite substantial research into pollination management, no European studies have yet explored how and why farmers managed pollination services and few have explored why beekeepers use certain crops. Using paired surveys of beekeepers and farmers in 10 European countries, this study examines beekeeper and farmer perceptions and motivations surrounding crop pollination. Almost half of the farmers surveyed believed they had pollination service deficits in one or more of their crops. Less than a third of farmers hired managed pollinators; however, most undertook at least one form of agri-environment management known to benefit pollinators, although few did so to promote pollinators. Beekeepers were ambivalent towards many mass-flowering crops, with some beekeepers using crops for their honey that other beekeepers avoid because of perceived pesticide risks. The findings highlight a number of largely overlooked knowledge gaps that will affect knowledge exchange and co-operation between the two groups. A free Plain Language Summary can be found within the Supporting Information of this article.
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14279/29756
ISSN: 25758314
25758314
DOI: 10.1002/pan3.10055
Rights: © The Authors
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Type: Article
Affiliation : University of Reading 
University of Freiburg 
Scotland’s Rural College 
University of East Anglia 
Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology 
CREA Research Centre for Agriculture and Environment 
University of the Aegean 
Estonian University of Life Sciences 
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança 
Wageningen University 
Wageningen Environmental Research (Alterra) 
University of Belgrade 
Cyprus University of Technology 
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed
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