Calls for Beekeeping in the Region of Liguria and Trentino

The measures provided for in the notice approved by the Liguria region on 20 December 2018 are mainly aimed at individual beekeepers, whether beekeeping entrepreneurs or professional beekeepers. It is necessary, however, to be in possession of a company file regularly kept at a CAA (Centro di Assistenza in Agricoltura). Each individual beneficiary may submit only one application, the amount of which may not be less than €300. Sub-action A.6: Equipment for running the apiary, processing, packaging and preserving beekeeping products The beneficiaries of this measure are individual beekeepers with at least 20 duly registered hives and beekeeping associations. Eligible expenditure concerns the purchase of honey extractors and steel maturers. As far as honey extractors are concerned, each beneficiary may purchase a maximum of 1, with a maximum eligible cost of €3,000.

Sub-action b.3: Purchase of hives This measure concerns the purchase of new hives specifically for Varroa control and is aimed at individual beekeepers. The hives to be purchased must comply with the description provided in the notice. If this is not the case, specific authorisation must be obtained. For each hive purchased, there is a maximum expenditure of 70€. Contributions cover 60% of expenses. When submitting your application, you must provide form 1 attached to the call for funds, 3 cost estimates and a copy of the SCIA of your honey extraction workshop, if applicable.

Sub-action e.1: Purchase of queen bees and swarms The beneficiaries of this measure are both associations, which purchase swarms on behalf of their members, and individual beekeepers. The purchase of only bees belonging to the Apis mellifera ligustica breed is envisaged, with a maximum expenditure of €13 per queen and €90 per swarm. The funding covers 60 per cent of the costs. However, there are constraints on the submission of applications. Beekeepers who sold swarms or queen bees during 2018 are not eligible for funding. Furthermore, those who receive funding must not sell either their queens or their swarms for the whole of 2019. Finally, the purchased material must be kept on the farm for at least 1 year. To apply, form 1 attached to the notice is required, together with the beekeeper's identity card, and a copy of the SCIA of their honey extraction workshop, if applicable.

Applications must be submitted no later than 25 February 2019 and must be prepared on the basis of the AGEA model that can be downloaded from the SIAN website. Each application must be addressed to REGIONE LIGURIA - Settore Politiche agricole e della Pesca, Via Fieschi 15 16121 Genova. The submission modalities are different: - by PEC to the addresses protocollo@pec.regione.liguria.it and apicoltura@regione.liguria.it - hand delivery by 12 noon on 25 February at the REGIONE LIGURIA Protocol Office - Via Fieschi n.15 16121 Genova - dispatch by registered post It is also necessary to send a copy of all application materials to the email address apicoltura@regione.liguria.it.

Good news also for Trentino beekeepers. The Provincial Council has recently approved new funds for the production and marketing of beekeeping products. The notice is aimed at both beekeepers' associations and individual beekeepers. The measures envisaged for the latter concern the purchase of hives, swarms, nuclei, queen bees and nomadic equipment. The application deadline is 31 January 2019. All the details concerning the call and the forms to be filled in for submitting the application should be published on the trentinoagricoltura website shortly.