Apimondia

{{Short description|Beekeeping organization}}

{{Infobox organization

| name = Apimondia

| formation = 1895

| logo = Apimondia Logo.png

| logo_size = 250

| headquarters = International Federation of Beekeepers' Associations

Corso Vittorio Emanuele 101

I-00186 Rome, Italy

| leader_title = President

| leader_name = Jeff Pettis

| website = https://www.apimondia.org/

}}

Apimondia or International Federation of Beekeepers' Associations promotes scientific, ecological, social and economic apicultural development in all countries and the cooperation of beekeepers` associations, scientific bodies and of individuals involved in apiculture worldwide. The name Apimondia is a compound word made from two words; api, referring to honey bees, and mondia, referring to the world.{{cite web|title=South Korea Won the Bid for the APIMONDIA 2015 at APIMONDIA 2011 Argentina|url=http://www.wpsf.kr/bbs/zboard.php?id=en_notice&no=50|publisher=World Propolis Science Forum|date=27 January 2012|accessdate=1 September 2013|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030918/http://www.wpsf.kr/bbs/zboard.php?id=en_notice&no=50|url-status=dead}}

The federation issues a journal, Apiacta. The 2003 and 2004 issues are available online free of charge.[http://www.beekeeping.com/apimondia/apiacta_us.htm Apiacta]

Since 1897, every other year Apimondia organizes beekeepers' congresses, hosted by different countries.{{Cite web |url=http://www.beekeeping.com/apimondia/index_us.htm |title=Apimondia congresses |access-date=2009-11-12 |archive-date=2010-12-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101206103100/http://beekeeping.com/apimondia/index_us.htm |url-status=dead }}

Apimondia maintains seven scientific commissions and five regional commissions for the purposes of furthering scientific understanding of apiculture and to facilitate exchange of information.{{cite web |url=http://www.apimondia.com/en/home |title=Welcome to Apimondia website |website=www.apimondia.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110625073418/http://www.apimondia.com/en/home |archive-date=2011-06-25}}

The scientific commissions include:

• Beekeeping Economy
• Bee Health
• Bee Biology
• Pollination and Bee Flora
• Beekeeping Technology and Quality
• Apitherapy
• Beekeeping for Rural Development

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