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Promoting biodiverse greening through urban beekeeping.

Research Project

Project/Area Number 18KK0121
Research Category

Fund for the Promotion of Joint International Research (Fostering Joint International Research (B))

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section Medium-sized Section 23:Architecture, building engineering, and related fields
Research InstitutionChiba University

Principal Investigator

Nagase Ayako  千葉大学, 大学院国際学術研究院, 教授 (80544535)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 上原 浩一  千葉大学, 大学院国際学術研究院, 教授 (20221799)
小山 慎一  筑波大学, 芸術系, 教授 (40420913)
三輪 正幸  千葉大学, 環境健康フィールド科学センター, 助教 (40447305)
Project Period (FY) 2018-10-09 – 2023-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2022)
Budget Amount *help
¥17,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥13,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥3,990,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥3,380,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥780,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥3,380,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥780,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥3,380,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥780,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥3,380,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥780,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥3,770,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥870,000)
Keywords生物多様性 / 訪花植物 / セイヨウミツバチ / ニホンミツバチ / 送粉者 / 都市緑化 / 都市養蜂 / 都市生態系 / 花粉源 / 都市計画
Outline of Final Research Achievements

The aim of this study is to identify the plants visited by honeybees in Japanese and foreign cities, and to utilise this information to promote urban greening in consideration of biodiversity. Analysis of pollen collected by Honey bees in Tokyo and Toronto and environmental surveys around beehives showed that plant diversity and plant composition varied significantly with season, but was not affected by city level. Furthermore, the impact of symbols presenting urban areas and product information was assessed through urban beekeeping honey labels to evaluate the impressions of general consumers. It was found that showing the name of the Ginza location and presenting product information symbols such as 'nutrient-rich' and 'pure' resulted in higher consumer willingness to pay.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究により、東京周辺およびトロントにおいて、都市から郊外まで、ミツバチがどのような植物を花粉源としているのかを明らかにすることができた。これにより、今まで知られていなかった都市におけるミツバチの生態が明らかになり、この結果を活用することによりミツバチに配慮した都市緑化を進めることができる。さらに、国際的に調査地点を増やしていき、同じ方法で調査を行うことによりそれぞれの都市緑化の質を比較可能になる。また、都市養蜂はちみつのラベルデザインによる地域ブランド価値と消費者の購買意欲の関連性を解明したため、都市養蜂の価値を高め、推進していくことが期待できる。

Report

(6 results)
  • 2022 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (8 results)

All 2023 2022 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (2 results) Journal Article (3 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results,  Peer Reviewed: 3 results) Presentation (3 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] University of Toronto(カナダ)

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] University of Toronto(カナダ)

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] Pollen meta-barcoding reveals different community structures of foraged plants by honeybees (Apis mellifera L.) along space-time gradient in Japan2023

    • Author(s)
      No?l Gr?goire、Mestrez Arnaud、Lejeune Philippe、Francis Fr?d?ric、Kawai Junko、Miwa Masayuki、Uehara Koichi、Nagase Ayako
    • Journal Title

      Urban Forestry & Urban Greening

      Volume: 79 Pages: 127794-127794

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.ufug.2022.127794

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Composition of flower-visiting <i>Hymenoptera</i> in flowerbeds and grasslands in Chiba City, Japan2022

    • Author(s)
      Kakeya T.、Taki H.、Nagase A.
    • Journal Title

      Acta Horticulturae

      Volume: VIII Issue: 1345 Pages: 129-136

    • DOI

      10.17660/actahortic.2022.1345.17

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Plant communities foraged by the western honeybee (<i>Apis mellifera</i> L.) and their occurrence along urban road networks in Tokyo and Chiba, Japan2022

    • Author(s)
      Nagase A.、Pouilloux L.、Francis F.、No?l G.
    • Journal Title

      Acta Horticulturae

      Volume: VIII Issue: 1345 Pages: 299-308

    • DOI

      10.17660/actahortic.2022.1345.40

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Composition of flower-visiting <i>Hymenoptera</i> in flowerbeds and grasslands in Chiba City, Japan2022

    • Author(s)
      Tomomi Kakeya
    • Organizer
      International Conference on Landscape and Urban Horticulture
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Plant communities foraged by the western honeybee (<i>Apis mellifera</i> L.) and their occurrence along urban road networks in Tokyo and Chiba, Japan2022

    • Author(s)
      Ayako Nagase
    • Organizer
      International Conference on Landscape and Urban Horticulture
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 都市養蜂はちみつのラベルデザイン 及び地域価値が購買意欲に与える影響2022

    • Author(s)
      林 茄慧
    • Organizer
      感性工学会
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report

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Published: 2018-10-12   Modified: 2024-01-30  

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