SOSIALISASI DAN BUDIDAYA LEBAH MADU DI NAGORI BAHSULUNG KECAMATAN PANOMBEIAN PANEI KABUPATEN SIMALUNGUN

Abstrak

The types of honey bees commonly found in Indonesia are Apis and Trigona. In Nagori Bahsulung, Apis dorsata, Apis cerana, and Trigona bees were found. Seeing this, it is necessary to carry out socialization activities and practices for cultivating honey bees for the local community. The methods used include pre - training (presentation of material), honey bee cultivation practices, comparative studies, and periodic and ongoing assistance. In cultivation practices, identification of the types of bees in Nagori Bahsulung is carried out, namely by looking directly at the existing bee colonies, both apis and trigona. Comparative study activities were carried out at the KUBE Takoma bee education tourism site, Pematang Sidamanik. Ongoing assistance continues to be provided to partner groups until the transferred science and technology can be implemented independently. This activity concluded that Nagori Bahsulung, has the potential to develop honey bee cultivation with the large number of existing honey bees, both apis and trigona bees. Apart from that, the surrounding environment is very supportive of the availability of abundant food sources, including vegetation sources of nectar, pollen, and resin. With this socialization and cultivation training, activity participants better understand the potential of their village and have basic skills in cultivating honey bees. It is recommended to add vegetation as another food source for bees to ensure food availability, especially during the rainy season.