ORGANIC BEEKEEPING

SEÇ288

Course Code: SEÇ288
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 5

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Associate Degree

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Instructor Rabia Aktaş

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Knows what to do in organic beekeeping legislation.
Knows the care, feeding and management of honey bees.
Knows bee diseases and pests, preventive measures and treatments.
Learns the honey bee race and its characteristics.
Learns the production and processing of bee products.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

Learns basic information and practices on organic beekeeping, sufficient knowledge and skills to start beekeeping, bee breeds, bee diseases and protective measures, bee products, and organic beekeeping legislation.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Development Of Beekeeping
2^nd Week	The Place of Beekeeping in Türkiye and the World Economy
3^rd Week	Beekeeping Equipment
4^th Week	Honeybee Anatomy and Physiology
5^th Week	Races of Honeybee
6^th Week	Organic Agriculture Legistation- Beekeeping
7^th Week	Colony Care
8^th Week	Midterm Exam
9^th Week	Colony Management
10^th Week	Technical Beekeeping
11^th Week	Bee Products: Production and Processing
12^th Week	Queen Bee Production
13^th Week	Bee Diseases and Pests
14^th Week	Prevention and Treatment of Bee Diseases and Pests

Recommended or Required Reading

Korkmaz,A.,(2020), Anlaşılabilir Arıcılık,Samsun Gıda Tarım ve Hayvancılık İl Müdürlüğü,Samsun.
Uygur, Ş. Ö. (2005). Organik arıcılık. Uludağ Arıcılık Dergisi, 5(3), 103-106.
Gül, A., Şahinler, N., Akyol, E., & Şahin, A. (2005). Organik arı yetiştiriciliği. MKU Ziraat Fakültesi Dergisi, 10(1-2), 63-70.
Akyol, E., & Özkök, D. (2005). Varroa (Varroa destructor) mücadelesinde organik asitlerin kullanımı. Uludağ Arıcılık Dergisi, 5(4), 167-174.
Organik Tarımın Esasları ve Uygulanmasına İlişkin Yönetmelik,(2010),T.C. Resmi Gazete,27676, 18 Ağustos Çarşamba.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers
Practice

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	40
Total(%)		40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		60
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	1	1
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	14	3	42
Preparation for Final exam	14	3	42
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	7	3	21
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	1	1
Homework
Total Work Load			149
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			4.96
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4	LO5
K1	X	X	X	X
K2
K3	X	X
K4
K5
K6
K7			X
K8
K9
K10
K11	X
K12			X
K13	X			X