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Average season start and end dates retrieved from field studies
| Region | Average Start Date | Average End Date | Apiaries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early Season Apiaries | Beyşehir, Seydişehir, Bozkır | 6 April | 12 May | 45 |
| Late Season Apiaries | Hadim, Taşkent | 3 May | 27 May | 35 |
| Apiaries at Agricultural Lands | Çumra, Karapınar, Altınekin | 8 June | 24 August | 96 |
Recent studies on beekeeping suitability and criteria
| Criteria | Recent Studies |
|---|---|
| Elevation | Maris et al., (2008); Estaque & Murayama, (2010); Amiri & Shariff, (2012); Camargo et al., (2014); Zoccali et al., (2017); |
| Land use | Estaque & Murayama, (2010); Amiri & Shariff, (2012); Abou-Shaara et al., (2013); Camargo et al., (2014); Femandez et al., (2016); Zoccali et al., (2017); |
| Water Resources | Maris et al., (2008); Estaque & Murayama, (2010); Amiri & Shariff, (2012); Abou-Shaara et al., (2013); Camargo et al., (2014); Femandez et al., (2016); Zoccali et al., (2017); |
| Road Network | Maris et al. (2008); Estaque & Murayama (2010); Amiri & Shariff, (2012); Femandez et al., (2016); Zoccali et al., (2017) |
| Temperature | Amiri & Shariff, (2012); Abou-Shaara et al., (2013); Camargo et al., (2014); Zoccali et al., (2017) |
| Humidity | Abou-Shaara et al., (2013); (Camargo et al., 2014) |
| Precipitation | Amiri & Shariff, (2012); Camargo et al., (2014); Femandez et al., (2016); |
| Nectar and Pollen Class | Maris et al., (2008) |
| Summer Crops | Abou-Shaara et al., (2013) |
| Solar Radiation | Femandez et al., (2016) |
| Electromagnetic Radiation | Femandez et al., (2016) |
Beekeeping suitability pairwise matrix
| Criteria | AS | EL | SL | FL | DtW | DtR | DtS | DtP | DtB | DtRI | PR | ND | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AS | 1 | 2 | 2,7 | 0,3 | 1,1 | 4 | 4 | 2,5 | 2,5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0,129 |
| EL | 1 | 1,1 | 0,2 | 0,5 | 2 | 2 | 1,1 | 1,1 | 2 | 1,5 | 1,5 | 0,063 | |
| SL | 1 | 0,2 | 0,3 | 1,2 | 1,2 | 1 | 1 | 1,2 | 1,1 | 1,2 | 0,048 | ||
| FL | 1 | 3,5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 0,339 | |||
| DtW | 1 | 4 | 4,2 | 3 | 3 | 4,2 | 3 | 2,8 | 0,133 | ||||
| DtR | 1 | 1 | 0,8 | 0,8 | 1 | 0,9 | 0,8 | 0,036 | |||||
| DtS | 1 | 0,8 | 0,8 | 1 | 0,9 | 0,7 | 0,035 | ||||||
| DtP | 1 | 1 | 1,6 | 1,1 | 1,2 | 0,048 | |||||||
| DtB | 1 | 1,4 | 1,1 | 1,1 | 0,047 | ||||||||
| DtRI | 1 | 0,9 | 0,7 | 0,035 | |||||||||
| PR | 1 | 0,8 | 0,042 | ||||||||||
| ND | 1 | 0,045 | |||||||||||
| (CR=0,081) | Total | 1.0000 | |||||||||||
Field study results for a sample 5 of 176 apiaries
| Apiary Name | Latitude | Longitude | Hive Count | Location | Begin Date | End Date | Honey Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1 | 32,86913 | 38,338409 | 50 | Hüyük | 3 April | 10 May | Highland |
| A25 | 33,084416 | 38,181350 | 30 | Gevrekli | 5 April | 16 May | Highland |
| A52 | 33,058012 | 38,308402 | 100 | Karapınar | 11 July | 27 August | Sunflower |
| … | … | … | … | … | … | … | … |
| A102 | 32,88018 | 38,177285 | 15 | Altınekin | 9 July | 23 August | Sunflower |
| A148 | 32,677932 | 38,339811 | 35 | Bozkır | 8 May | 13 June | Highland |