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GENERAL INFORMATION
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1. Title of dataset: Data from beekeepers in Atlantic Europe


2. Contact

   Principal Investigator Contact Information
        Name:Xulio Maside
        Institution:Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
        Email:xulio.maside@usc.gal
	ORCID:0000-0002-4494-8616

3. Description of the project


4. Description of the dataset
Codes of dataset
QUESTION	CODE
Region	REG
Age	IDADE
Do not know/Do not answer	0
Up to 40 years	1
From 41 to 45 years	2
From 46 to 65 years	3
Over 65 years	4
Main economic activity	ACT_ECON
Do not know/Do not answer	0
Farmer-Cattleman	1
Employee	2
Self-employed	3
Unemployed	4
Retired	5
Beekeeper	6
Sex	SEXO
Do not know/Do not answer	DKDA
Masculine	M
Feminine	F
Non-binary	NB
Level of education	ESTUDOS
Do not know/Do not answer	0
Without studies	1
Primary studies	2
Secondary studies	3
University education	4
Years of experience as a beekeeper	ANOS_EXP
Member of a association	ASOC
Yes	S
No	N
Member of a cooperative	COOP
Yes	S
No	N
Produces under some quality label	SELO_CAL
Yes	S
No	N
Number of beekeeping settlements	N_ASENT
Zootechnical classification of the farm	CLAS_ZOO
Production of honey and other bee products	1
Selection and breeding	2
Pollination	3
Mixed	4
Other	5
What bee products do you produce:	
Honey	MEL
Wax	CER
Pollen	POL
Propolis	PRO
Royal jelly	XEL
Queen bees	RAI
Bee nucleus colonies	NUC
Packages of bees	PAQ
Kind of honey produced	
Monofloral	MONO
Multi-flower	MULTI
Honey dew	MELA
Artificial feeding as a common management practice	AL_ART
Relocating hives?	TRANSH
Yes	S
No	N
Use of Varroa floor	FON
Number of hives in production in 2020	N_COL_20
kg per hive of honey produced in 2020	KG_COL_20
Total kg of honey produced in 2020	KG_20
Number of hives in production in 2019	N_COL_19
kg per hive of honey produced in 2019	KG_COL_19
Total kg of honey produced in 2019	KG_19
Number of hives in production in 2018	N_COL_18
kg per hive of honey produced in 2018	KG_COL_18
Total kg of honey produced in 2018	KG_18
Average honey production per hive in the last 3 years	KG_AVE
Pack honey on the farm	EME
Commercialisation channels	
Direct sale or website	VD
Fairs and markets	FM
Cooperative	CO
Retailers	MI
Wholesalers	MA
How many kg of honey are commercialisated through:	
Do not know/Do not answer	DKDA
Direct sale or website	KG_VD
Fairs and markets	KG_FM
Cooperative	KG_CO
Retailers	KG_MI
Wholesalers	KG_MA
Sales price (€ / kg)	
Direct sale or website	E_VD
Fairs and markets	E_FM
Cooperative	E_CO
Retailers	E_MI
Wholesalers	E_MA
kg of commercialised honey	KG_SAL
kg for self-consumption	KG_SCO
% for self-consumption	P_SCO
Production value	E_PRO
Percentage of income due to the sale of honey	IN_M
0%	1
1-25%	2
25-50%	3
50-75%	4
75-100%	5
Percentage of income due to the sale of other bee products	IN_O
0%	1
1-25%	2
25-50%	3
50-75%	4
75-100%	5
You get some kind of income from pollination services	SP
Yes	S
No	N
If so, percentage of pollination income	IN_SP
0%	1
1-25%	2
25-50%	3
50-75%	4
75-100%	5
Weighted average price per kg of honey	E_KG_AVE
Characterisation group	GROUP


5. Notes


6. Deposit date

January 2026

7. Date


8. Language

English

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AUTHOR INFORMATION
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1. Author

        Name: María Amparo
        Last name  : Ferreira Golpe
        Institution: Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
        Email: mariaamparo.ferreira@usc.gal
	ORCID:0000-0002-6049-7480



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METHODOLOGY
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1. Methodology
Data collected by face-to-face interviews, phone interviews and online questionnaries.

2. Software


 
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KEYWORDS
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1. Keywords
beekeepers, Atlantic Area


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SPONSORSHIP INFORMATION AND GRANT IDs
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1. Grant Information
This work was supported by the Atlantic POSitiVE “Conservation of Atlantic pollination services and control of the invasive species Vespa velutina” project funded by the Interreg Atlantic Area Programme through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF): EAPA_800/2018.

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RELATED PUBLICATIONS
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1. Related publication



2. Related dataset


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GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
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1. Spatial coverage: Nouvelle-Aquitaine (France); Galicia and The Basque Country (Spain) and North (Portugal)


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TEMPORAL INFORMATION
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1. Time period coverage: 2020



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FILES
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1. Files 

characterisation_data.csv
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LICENSES AND PRIVACITY
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1. Licenses

Open Database License (ODC-ODbL): ODbL stipulates that any subsequent use of the database must provide attribution, an unrestricted version of the new product must always be accessible, and any new products made using ODbL material must be distributed using the same terms. It is the most restrictive of all ODC licenses.

2. Privacity


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OTHERS
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1. Data dictionary




