养蜂业管理受空间因素的影响很大(例如,土地利用/土地覆盖,道路,或电能网络),所以GIS是一个强大的工具,可以重叠和关联各种空间数据级别,因此,一个非常有用的养蜂活动计划的工具。这项研究是在葡萄牙养蜂人协会管理的三个控制区的干预区域内开发的。方法论,基于多准则决策分析,整合了几个标准,例如水文网络,公路网,土壤占用,太阳辐射,和电磁辐射源。这些标准是通过与养蜂人进行的在线问卷调查提出和评估的。关于选定的标准和各自的地理数据,最相关的是土地利用/土地覆盖和水资源供应,分别为44%和24%,分别。养蜂适宜性地图使我们能够评估蜂巢实际位置的合规程度,60%的蜂巢安装在高潜力地区。在养蜂规划的背景下,所应用技术的潜力似乎是优化养蜂位置和养蜂盈利能力的重要工具。
Beekeeping management is greatly influenced by spatial factors (e.g., land use/land cover, roads, or electrical energy networks), so GIS are a powerful tool to overlap and relate a variety of spatial data levels and, consequently, a very useful tool for beekeeping activity planning. This study was developed within the intervention area of three controlled zones managed by Portuguese Beekeepers Associations. The methodology, based on multi-criteria decision analysis, integrates several criteria, such as hydrographic networks, road networks, soil occupation, solar radiation, and electromagnetic radiation sources. These criteria were proposed and evaluated through online questionnaires carried out with beekeepers. Concerning the selected criteria and the respective geographical data, the most relevant were land use/land cover and water availability, with a significance of 44% and 24%, respectively. The beekeeping suitability map enabled us to evaluate the degree of compliance for the actual location of apiaries, with 60% of the apiaries being installed in high potential areas. In the context of beekeeping planning, the potential of the techniques applied seems to be an important tool for optimizing the location of apiaries and the profitability of beekeeping.