PROPER BEEKEEPING PRACTICES IN THE TECHNOLOGY OF KEEPING HONEY BEE

The integration of Ukraine into the EU obliges beekeepers to use advanced beekeeping technologies, because under such conditions they can obtain high-quality products, increase the volume in the season and successfully sell them.The article examines the issue of implementing the principles of proper beekeeping practices and the HACCP system, which will enable the production of high-quality and safe products, using the example of specific apiaries: in the city of Sviatohirsk (140 bee colonies) and in the city of Vovchansk (450 bee colonies).The purpose of the work was to determine the effectiveness of the implementation of proper beekeeping practices in terms of the impact on the state of families, their productivity and livelihoods.The study was conducted in the period 2017–2021. A complex of zootechnical and veterinary sanitary measures was applied in accordance with the season of the year in order to organize general (planned spring and autumn) revisions, as well as to detect the damage of bees by infectious diseases. The data of entries were analyzed in journals relative to the number, strength and availability of fodder in bee colonies during the autumn revision. It was determined that during the period of implementation of proper beekeeping practices, it was possible to restore the number of families, to ensure their livelihood at a high and medium level, and to increase the productivity of bees.The amount of commercial honey in the apiary in the city of Sviatohirsk in 2019 was 8820±840 kg, in 2020 – 10360±1050 kg, in 2021 – 11209±952 kg, in the city of Vovchansk in 2019 – 35100±2070 kg , 2020 – 40950±2925 kg, 2021 – 45000±3735 kg.In addition, apiary owners received a significant economic effect from the pollination of entomophilous crops, such as rapeseed, sunflower, buckwheat, and forage. The yield of these crops turned out to be 5-6% higher than the average for the studied regions. The implementation of the principles of proper beekeeping practices and the HACCP system contributed to the maintenance of strong and healthy bee families in apiaries, increased productivity and their preservation, and also made it possible to produce high-quality and safe products.