PRODUCTION POTENTIAL OF BEE BREEDING IN IRKUTSK REGION
The article describes the concept of resource and production potential. The estimation of the production potential of Irkutsk region as one of the most important factors in the development of bee products market and the provision of ecologically friendly and useful products, and the increase and efficiency of competitiveness of the manufacturers of these products is given. The production potential of the region was estimated by the average honey productivity (kg / ha) in the corresponding area of bee pasturages, which are the feeding grounds for bee breeding. The calculations resulted in the conclusion, which is that the total potential reserve of honey in Irkutsk region constitutes more than 30 thousand tons. Among them, the natural lands are of 99.2%.