Call For Funding For Beekeeping In Umbria

Action A provides for a specific sub-action, A6, concerning the purchase of equipment for running the apiary, processing, packaging and preserving beekeeping products. The notice lists some of the equipment included in these expenditure items, such as overalls, tools for honey extraction and packaging, but also for handling and for carrying out checks and measurements. The list is purely indicative and not exhaustive, and does not exclude specific equipment for running the apiary. The contribution covers 50% of the expenditure. The maximum expenditure limit per individual applicant is EUR 6,000.00, subject to any subsequent allocation of advanced funds. Beneficiaries of this measure are professional beekeepers, individual or associated beekeeping entrepreneurs and cooperative societies. It is necessary to have a regular VAT number, to be based in Umbria and to have at least 40 beehives regularly reported in the BDA.

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 will 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 tasks 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.

Action B provides for a specific sub-action, B2, concerning field surveys aimed at the application of control strategies characterised by a low chemical impact on hives. The beneficiaries are public or private experimental bodies or institutes and specialised bodies Sub-Action B3, on the other hand, is for the purchase of equipment, such as net-bottomed hives. Beneficiaries are professional beekeepers, beekeeping entrepreneurs, associated forms and cooperative societies. The subsidy covers 60 per cent of expenditure.

This includes all purchases of swarms, nuclei, bee packages and queen bees (sub-action E1). Both queen bees and swarms must be certified health-wise to be exclusively of the Ligustica breed. Queen bees must bear the marking corresponding to the year in which the application for aid was approved. Beneficiaries are professional beekeepers, beekeeping entrepreneurs, associated forms and cooperative societies. The contribution covers 60 per cent of expenses. A minimum of 2 estimates must be submitted for each piece of equipment you wish to purchase with the contribution. If more than one cannot be submitted, the applicant may produce a specific statement explaining the reasons for this.

All applications must be drawn up according to the model prepared by the AGEA body, which can be found on the SIAN website. In order for the application to be admissible, it is necessary for the applicant to have already duly set up a business file on the SIAN portal and for the data to be congruent with those of the application itself. Applications must be submitted no later than 19 December 2020. They can be sent by PEC to direzioneagricoltura.regione@postacert.umbria.it. The following duly completed wording must be included in the subject line: OCM miele year 2021-Name and Surname- Sub-Action. The grant application, Annex 2 of the notice and a pdf copy of an identity document of the signatory must be attached. Alternatively, you can proceed via the online platform of the Umbria Region, by searching for OCM miele 2021- Domanda di aiuto and following the directions.