Impacto socioeconómico de la actividad apícola y características productivas del sector en la provincia de A Coruña

This paper describes the structure of the beekeeping sector and the technical-economic characteristics of the honey bee farms in the province of A Coruña. We identify their role as providers of complementary incomes for the rural population and ecosystem services. To do this, a survey of 87 farms was conducted among producers. As main results we offer a new classification of beekeeping farms based on a cluster analysis. In addition, we review the estimates about the honey production value offered by official statistics and we assess their impact on gross income per capita.