Pendampingan Inovasi Berbasis Komunitas pada Pertanian Lebah Madu melalui Pendekatan Produksi, Edukasi, Konservasi, dan Polinasi Community-Based Innovation Assistance in Honey Bee Farming through Production, Education, Conservation, and Pollination Approaches

Abstract

Community-based honey bee farming represents a form of grassroots innovation with strategic potential to enhance community welfare while maintaining ecosystem sustainability. This paper explores community-based innovation assistance in honey bee farming through an integrated approach under the framework of the Grassroots Innovation Assistance Program conducted by the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN). The methods employed include offline assistance (field visits, colony observation, and knowledge transfer), online assistance (informal communication via WhatsApp groups), and scientification (laboratory testing and melissopalynological analysis). The results indicate that community-based innovation can develop optimally through an integrated approach encompassing production, education, conservation, and pollination. The assistance successfully enhanced beekeepers' technical capacity, strengthened institutional structures, and improved honey quality to meet standard requirements. Moreover, the presence of bees as natural pollinators has been proven to make a significant contribution to ecosystem sustainability and the productivity of local agriculture. This activity concludes that community-based innovation assistance can strengthen economic value, improve product quality, and support long-term ecosystem sustainability.