The Bee Research Unit was established in the year 2002 in response to the needs of beekeeping sector and because of the increasing interest on this sector by farmers. Unit made efforts to build cooperation with farmers and beekeepers to improve the efficiency of this sector in term of yield of hive products and pollination of economic crops, the unit is conducting in honeybee productivity and the use of bees in crop pollination.

Objectives of the Unit

• Establishment of a research foundation to improve apiculture.
• Conducting applied and basic research in apiculture.
• Training and technology transfer of the recent scientific apiculture research results.

Achievements:

• Establishment of a central research apiary at Maru Research Station.
• Establishment of bee research lab and a lab for artificial insemination to the queens in Maru Research Station. 
• Establishment of apiary in Rabba Research Station.
• Establishment of research apiary in Sharhabeel Research Station.
• Establishment of lab to study pollen grains and some bee diseases in the central centre.
• Establishment of lab for detection of bee viruses by biotechnology techniques.

Technology Transfer

• Publishing of seven books & booklets, brochure, and leaflets in different apiculture subjects.
• Publishing of experiments results in refereed and public journals and in International apiculture proceedings and conferences.
• Issuing of two computer CDs about the unit activities.
• Ten TV and 30 Radio programs broadcasted in the national radio and TV station.
• Extension works including many training sessions for local farmers, and participations in exceptions.
• Training of Yameni, Iraqi, Palestinian, and Omani Beekeepers and Researchers.

- The Bee Research Unit is looking for cooperation nationally and internationally and ready to conduct training course, technology transfer activities and joint researches.

The National Center for Agricultural Research and Technology Transfer

Bee Research Unit

Tel.:+9626 4726071

Extension 336,274