PRODUCTION OF BEEKEEPING PRODUCTS

SEÇ294

Course Code: SEÇ294
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;

Learns about the status of beekeeping in Türkiye.
Learns about beekeeping products and how to produce them.
Learns about honey plants in Türkiye.
Knows the legislation of organic bee products.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

Bee product production, preservation, and uses, organic bee products.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Beekeping in Turkiye and The World
2^nd Week	The Colony and Its Organization
3^rd Week	Seasonal Care Procedures (Spring-Summer)
4^th Week	Seasonal Care Procedures (Autumn- Winter)
5^th Week	General Botany
6^th Week	Queen Bee Production
7^th Week	Pollen Production
8^th Week	Midterm Exam
9^th Week	Propolis Production
10^th Week	Honey Production
11^th Week	Royal Jelly Production
12^th Week	Bee venom Production
13^th Week	Prevention and Treatment of Bee Diseases and Pests
14^th Week	Organic Bee Products Storage and Marketing

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

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
Homework	1	1	1
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
K1	X			X
K2
K3	X			X
K4
K5
K6
K7
K8
K9
K10
K11				X
K12				X
K13				X