Perception Of The Beekeepers Regarding The Principles Of Sustainable Development In The North-Eastern Region Of Romania

The aim of the presented research consisted in determining the beekeepers' behavior related to the sustainable development values and principles, based on the assessment of their acceptance level, as well as through the determination of the impact upon the apiaries' economic performances, as a result of following them. The field research occurred by questionnaires applied during the last trimester of the year 2018, on a sample of 114 subjects. The gross profit of the studied population was about 0.9 thousand euro, the profit rate 12.0%, the capital productivity 0.34 % and the net income -0.9 thousand euro. The stated believes of beekeepers regarding the sustainable development have been favourable with an average score of 4.2 on a Likert scale from 1 to 7. Solid but negative correlations have been recorded between the gross profit of apiaries and the beekeeper attitude to equality, respect for nature and shared responsibility, with values of Pearson coefficient of -0.84, -0.92 and -.84, respectively. These results reflect the necessity to strength the sustainable development values within the beekeeping from the studied area.