Hobbies And Interests
Career-Related Topics
For a beekeeping project that emphasizes current social climates, write a report on the value of beekeeping careers in certain economic environments, such as its current effect on the Americas. At a more advanced level, actually introduce beekeeping careers into social environments. Look at how the honey and wax markets can cause new jobs in locations where few jobs exist. From an anthropological perspective, observe how communities dependent on beekeeping change their communal perspectives on bees after generations of beekeeping.
Environmental Concerns
Using the modern considerations of the environment as your inspiration, you can create beekeeping projects related to environmental sustainability and study, according to the U.S. Food and Agriculture Organization. Topics include comparing the benefits of plant propagation; the development of new plant species and the uses of wax and honey in new, environmentally friendly ways, taking into consideration the negative effects of overpopulation of bees; the dangers of the Africanized honeybee; and the destruction of other species due to massive bee colonies.
Beekeeping and Fear
Advanced psychology, neurology or biology students (at the master's level or higher) can use beekeeping as the foundation for a project on fear response. For this project, allow volunteers who claim some level of fear with bees (or "apiphobia," according to the Phobia List) to work with the bees in a manner that fits the direction of the project. For example, if you desire to study how added information affects fear responses, then teach the study participant about the bees, allowing them to observe the bees, measuring the perceived fear both prior to the study and after. For a neurology-based study, study the brain's responses to bee-related stimulus after days, weeks or even months of exposure to bees in a beekeeping environment.