Warta Pengabdian Andalas: Jurnal Ilmiah Pengembangan Dan Penerapan Ipteks
Vol 33 No 2 (2026)

Improvement of Maintenance Management and Multiplication of Stingless Bee Colonies at Bangun Sejahtera Indonesia (BSI) Mandiri Beekepers

Simel Sowmen (Departement of Nutrition and Feed Technology, Faculty of Animal Science, Universitas Andalas, Limau Manis, Padang, Indonesia, 25163)
Rusdimansyah Rusdimansyah (Departement of Animal Production Technology, Faculty of Animal Science, Universitas Andalas, Limau Manis, Padang, Indonesia, 25163)
Zahlul Ikhsan (Departemen of Agrotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Andalas, Kampus 3, Dharmasraya, Indonesia, 34179)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Jun 2026

Abstract

This community service activity aims to enhance the capacity of beekeepers in colony management and methods for propagating galo-galo bee colonies within the Bangun Sejahtera Indonesia (BSI) honey bee cultivation group. The background to this activity is the high rate of extinction of partner galo-galo colonies. The high rate of colony collapse has a significant impact on the economy of beekeepers, a decline in their honey production, as well as ecological consequences in the surrounding area, including a decline in pollinators. The activity was carried out through training, which began with an information session on factors that support colony survival, such as sufficient plant vegetation, anticipation of predator attacks, and optimal colony maintenance management. The main achievement of this activity was that approximately 60% of the ten trap boxes installed during training were successfully colonized by new galo-galo colonies within four weeks. This result demonstrates that the training improved beekeepers’ knowledge and skills in caring for colonies and installing trap boxes, which directly increased the number of colonies owned by beekeepers. Additionally, the success of colony acquisition through trap boxes can reduce the felling of trees where galo-galo nest in the wild, one tree for one colony.

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Journal Info

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jwa

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Computer Science & IT Medicine & Pharmacology Social Sciences Other

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Jurnal Warta Pengabdian Andalas (JWA) Jurnal Warta Pengabdian Andalas (JWA) is a scientific journal managed by LPPM Universitas Andalas. This journal accepts articles related to community services for Indonesian society in field of both life and social sciences. It is published four times in a year, ...