Apiculture Announcement Apulia Region

Action A 6 Equipment 50% contribution excluding VAT Equipment for apiary management: equipment and software for the remote control and monitoring of apiaries: - GPS anti-theft systems - beehive scales, blower, sublimator, swarm vacuum, beehive firebrand with burner and characters, etc. Minimum expenditure 500 Euro Equipment for honey extraction laboratories for the processing, packaging and preservation of beekeeping products: honey extractor, dosing machine, labelling machine, capping machine, ripener, mixer, etc. (For beekeepers who have registered at least 30 hives and hold a health notification for honey extraction laboratory). Minimum expenditure 500 Euro.

Action B 3 Net-bottomed hives contribution 60% vat excl. Purchase of wooden hives with netted bottom, assembled and painted, complete with nest and honeycomb frames, at a cost per hive not exceeding Euro 80.00. Action E 1 Purchase of queen bees contribution 60% vat excluded Purchase of queen bees belonging to the "Apis mellifera ligustica" breed, duly certified with morphometric analysis. A maximum number of queens equal to the number of hives reported may be purchased exclusively for beekeepers who have reported up to 30 hives to the B.D.A. (with reference to the 2021 annual census).

Our remote monitoring systems are also included in these expenses. Our scales and anti-theft devices allow better and more rational management of beekeeping activity, especially in the case of nomadic beekeeping. Having your bees under control at all times, you can plan targeted visits and interventions, avoiding empty trips and saving time. Monitoring devices also provide you with valuable information on production and stock consumption, as well as the state of the colony. On your profile you can organise your work, enter notes, schedule activities and even set warning thresholds. With anti-theft devices you can then protect your crates and monitor them in case of theft. As soon as the system detects abnormal movement or vibration, specific alarms are sent to you via SMS and email. By entering the app, you can directly track your movements around the house.

The application for access to the benefits, together with the annexes required by the notice, must be received, under penalty of inadmissibility, at the Certified Electronic Mail (PEC) address: produzionianimali.regione@pec.rupar.puglia.it, no later than 11.59 p.m. on 31 January 2022. Three cost estimates are required for each measure. Write to info@3bee.it for more information and to apply for funding in the Apulia Region for beekeepers.