THE INFLUENCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ON BROOD REARING, BUILD-UP, AND HONEY PRODUCTION OF PACKAGE BEE COLONIES

1968 ◽  
Vol 100 (2) ◽  
pp. 127-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Pankiw
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Conditions ◽  
Honey Bees ◽  
Egg Laying ◽  
Complete Darkness ◽  
Brood Rearing ◽  
Honey Production ◽  
Initial Reduction ◽  
Bee Colonies

AbstractIn a 5-year study at Beaverlodge, Alta. (lat. 55° N.), 1-kg packages of honey bees hived in mid-April (10–23 April) produced more honey than those hived in early May (5–13 May) in only 2 years. The major nectar flows ranged from 22 June to 22 August.The rate of brood rearing as determined by egg-laying of queens and the build-up as shown by adult bee populations at various periods after hiving increased progressively with delay in hiving dates which ranged from 4 April to 3 May, and were attributed to the more favorable climate of the later hivings. Adult bees in excess of 1 kg per package did not increase egg-laying of queens or the build-up of colonies.Restriction of daylength by 6 hours per day for 8–9 weeks had no effect on colony brood rearing or build-up. Restriction of daylength to 6.5 hours per day for 7 weeks caused a small initial reduction in egg-laying in the first brood cycle (1.5 weeks after hiving) but no differences were noted later, either in egg-laying at 4.5 weeks or adult populations at 9.5 weeks. When colonies were in complete darkness for 3 weeks, egg-laying was reduced 35 to 60%.

scholarly journals PROSPECT BUDIDAYA USAHA LEBAH MADU (Trigona sp) DENGAN METODE TOPING DAN STUP

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 13-22
Author(s):  
Safrin Edy ◽  
Laode Al Hemawan Ardi
Keyword(s):  
Honey Bee ◽  
Carrying Capacity ◽  
Honey Bees ◽  
Business Development ◽  
Feasibility Analysis ◽  
Business Opportunity ◽  
Honey Production ◽  
Business Opportunities ◽  
Additional Costs ◽  
Bee Colonies

This study aims to analyze the feasibility of the business and analyze the opportunities and threats of Trigona Ongka farm in Laompo Village, Batauga District, South Buton Regency. The research was conducted from January to February 2020 in Laompo Village, Batauga District, South Buton Regency. The sample in this study was 1 (one) honeybee breeders (Trigona sp). The method used is the independent sample t-test and the R / C feasibility analysis. Business opportunities and threats are analyzed qualitatively. The results showed that the business feasibility of Trigona sp honey bee livestock through the STUP and topping method was 1.5, (R/C > 1), meaning that each additional cost incurred resulted in a larger increase in revenue as much as IDR 1,400,000 for the STUP method and IDR 1,500,000 for the topping method instead of additional costs or simply profitable business activities. The honey bee livestock business opportunity of Trigona sp, namely honey as a favorite that is popular, relatively stable price, partially known production of the community, the location is easy to reach by vehicles, the availability of large land for business development. While the threat of Trigona sp honey bee livestock, namely: lack of environmental carrying capacity, so that environmental improvements and increasing the number of bee colonies are needed to increase honey production, do not have a product brand to be widely commercialized, product quality standardization is still poorly understood by breeders, there is no internal coordination between breeders to strengthen institutions and lack of access to assistance from capital institutions in terms of capital.  Keywords: Prospects, Business Feasibility, Honey Bees

Reduced worker relatedness does not affect cooperation in honey bee colonies

2004 ◽  
Vol 82 (9) ◽  
pp. 1542-1545 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robyn M Underwood ◽  
Michael J Lewis ◽  
James F Hare
Keyword(s):  
Honey Bee ◽  
Honey Bees ◽  
Kin Selection ◽  
Genetic Relatedness ◽  
Production Worker ◽  
Brood Production ◽  
Eusocial Insects ◽  
Honey Production ◽  
Drone Brood ◽  
Bee Colonies

Although kin selection is commonly regarded as a major force in the evolution and maintenance of social behaviour in eusocial insects, recent controversy regarding whether honey bee (Apis mellifera L., 1758) workers can discriminate close kin from more distant relatives casts doubt on the extent to which cooperation among individuals within honey bee colonies is controlled by genetic relatedness. We contrasted brood and honey production in colonies where we diluted worker relatedness with those elements of productivity in colonies where relatedness was unmanipulated. Relatedness manipulation did not affect overall brood production, worker or drone brood production, the worker to drone brood sex ratio, or the volume of honey produced. Thus, there is no evidence that honey bees discriminate close from distant relatives or, more importantly, that dilution of the coefficient of relatedness within a colony has any impact on the efficiency of that colony.

scholarly journals Pengaruh Pemberian Sari Tebu (Saccharum officinarum L.) terhadap Kadar Gula Madu Lebah Apis mellifera

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-27
Author(s):  
Rodhiyatul Maghfiroh ◽  
Hari Santoso ◽  
Ratna Djuniwati Lisminingsih
Keyword(s):  
Apis Mellifera ◽  
Sugar Cane ◽  
Honey Bees ◽  
Sugar Content ◽  
Saccharum Officinarum ◽  
Honey Production ◽  
Alternative Feed ◽  
Sugar Levels ◽  
Bee Colonies ◽  
Effect Of Feeding

The disruption of nectar and pollen providers for honey bees is currently a problem in the availability of natural feed. During the dry season, alternative feed sources are given to bee colonies to increase honey production. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of feeding of sugarcane juice (Saccharum officinarum) on the sugar content of Apis mellifera honey with a comparison of the original feed in the form of nectar and pollen. This research was conducted at Batu city beekeeping. The method in this study used 4 treatments and 6 replications using the ANOVA test which was processed using SPSS 16 Analysis of the results obtained were PS 881 Sugar Cane, BL Sugar Cane, PSJK Cane is the same, but different from the control. Sugar cane has an influence on increasing sugar levels in honey.  Keywords: Artificial feed, refractometer ABSTRAK Terganggunya penyedia nektar dan polen bagi lebah madu saat ini merupakan permasalahan dalam ketersediaan pakan alami. Pada saat musim paceklik, diberikan sumber pakan alternatif kepada koloni lebah untuk meningkatkan produksi madu. Tujuan penelitian ini yaitu untuk mengetahui pengaruh pemberian pakan sari tebu (Saccharum officinarum) terhadap kadar gula madu Apis mellifera dengan perbandingan pakan asli berupa nektar dan polen. Penelitian ini dilakukan di peternakan lebah kota Batu. Metode pada penelitian ini menggunakan 4 perlakuan dan 6 ulangan dengan menggunakan uji Anova yang diolah menggunakan SPSS 16. Analisis hasil yang didapatkan yaitu Tebu PS 881, Tebu BL , Tebu PSJK adalah sama, tetapi berbeda dengan kontrol. Tebu memiliki pengaruh terhadap peningkatan kadar gula pada madu. Kata Kunci: Pakan buatan, refraktometer

scholarly journals Bal Arısı Şurubuna Katılan Bitki Ekstraktı ve Yağlarından Oluşan Karışımının Koloni Gelişimi ve Bal Verimi Üzerine Etkileri

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
pp. 365 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Bekret ◽  
Soner Çankaya ◽  
Sibel Silici
Keyword(s):  
Plant Extract ◽  
Test Group ◽  
Physiological Characteristics ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Brood Production ◽  
Research Results ◽  
Brood Rearing ◽  
Honey Production ◽  
Bee Colonies ◽  
Group 1

This study during the spring of 2014, effects of plant extract and oil mixture obtained from various plants added to the syrup given to the forces equalized bee on physiological characteristics of the colonies were examined. Bee colonies (10 colonies in each group) were randomly divided into two groups. When the first group feed syrup and plant extract oil mixture, at the same rate with feed syrup only test group to control group (1/1 sucrose-water) was applied. According to the research results, the plant extract-oil mixture was not effective on the number of frames and hive weight. The mixture although numerically increased the amount of brood rearing area, this effect was not statistically significant. However, provided statistically significant increase in honey production. We concluded that, while the plant extract-oil mixture tested is not effective in brood production, is effective on honey production.

scholarly journals A Review of Nosema cerane and Nosema apis: Caracterization and Impact for Beekeeping

2019 ◽  
Vol 76 (2) ◽  
pp. 77
Author(s):  
Claudia PAŞCA ◽  
Liviu Alexandru MĂRGHITAŞ ◽  
Cristinel ȘONEA ◽  
Otilia BOBIŞ ◽  
Ioana Adriana BUZURA-MATEI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Natural Products ◽  
Honey Bees ◽  
Nosema Ceranae ◽  
Antibiotics Resistance ◽  
Crop Pollination ◽  
Nosema Apis ◽  
Antimicrobial Effects ◽  
Honey Production ◽  
Antibiotics Residues ◽  
Bee Colonies

Two microsporidia have been described infecting honey bees worldwide: Nosema apis and Nosema ceranae. The infecting forms of the parasite are the spores, ingested by the adult host insects. Studies demonstrated that the infection with Nosema spp. range from less than 1 to 100 percent, this disease reduces worker longevity by 22-44% which in turn reduces honey production and causes incomplete crop pollination. However, the used conventional drugs in beekeeping sector has a strong limitation due to the big concern about antibiotics resistance, transmission of antibiotics residues in beehive products and to a lesser extent, unbalancing risk of bee gut microbiota.This review highlights the importance to have healthy bee colonies, which implicitly lead to safety bee products. For this reason, orientation towards alternative treatments without antibiotics and based on natural products with higher antimicrobial effects it is very topical.

scholarly journals Honey bee colonies performance enhance by newly modified beehives

2013 ◽  
Vol 57 (2) ◽  
pp. 45-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hossam F. Abou-Shaara ◽  
Ahmad A. Al-Ghamdi ◽  
Abdelsalam A. Mohamed
Keyword(s):  
Honey Bee ◽  
Environmental Conditions ◽  
Honey Bees ◽  
Promising Method ◽  
Colony Losses ◽  
Performance Differences ◽  
Performance Enhance ◽  
Microclimatic Conditions ◽  
Bee Colonies

Abstract Honey bees have good thermoregulation and rapidly respond to any changes in the microclimatic conditions of their colonies. However, colony losses can occur during very cold or hot months. Honey bee colonies are often kept in modified beehives during such times to save the honey bees lives. In the present study, the abilities of four beehive types to enhance the performance of two honey bee races (Carniolan and Yemeni honey bees) were compared under hot and arid environmental conditions. The results indicated performance differences between the two races and between the selected beehive types. For the Carniolan honey bees, better results were obtained in colonies provided with insulated cover boxes (ICB) than in thermoregulatory beehives (TBH), insulated beehives with a back drawer (IBD), and normal beehives (NB) in that order. In contrast, better Yemeni honey bee results were obtained in the TBH, followed by ICB, NB, and finally IBD. Maintaining honey bees in a suitable beehive type is a promising method for saving honey bees lives and enhancing their performance under harsh environmental conditions.

Queen excluders enhance honey production in African honey bees, Apis mellifera, by limiting brood rearing during peak nectar flow

2013 ◽  
Vol 52 (5) ◽  
pp. 184-189
Author(s):  
Nuru Adgaba ◽  
Ahmed A Al-ghamdi ◽  
Mebrat Hailu ◽  
Awraris G Shenkute ◽  
Mohammed J Ansari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Apis Mellifera ◽  
Honey Bees ◽  
Brood Rearing ◽  
Honey Production ◽  
African Honey Bees ◽  
Nectar Flow

EVALUATION OF RAPESEED FLOUR AND PEA PROTEIN CONCENTRATE AS PROTEIN SUPPLEMENTS FOR HONEY BEES (HYMENOPTERA: APIDAE)

1976 ◽  
Vol 108 (8) ◽  
pp. 845-848 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald L. Nelson
Keyword(s):  
Honey Bee ◽  
Honey Bees ◽  
Protein Concentrate ◽  
Soya Flour ◽  
Pea Protein ◽  
Protein Supplements ◽  
Brood Rearing ◽  
Bee Colonies

AbstractRapeseed flour fed to package honey bee colonies was preferred to soya flour, wheast, and pea protein concentrate. Rapeseed flour was equal to wheast and fresh mixed pollen for longevity when fed in small cages. Rapeseed flour was equal to wheast but both were inferior to fresh mixed pollen for brood rearing. Pea protein concentrate was the poorest diet in longevity and brood rearing tests.

scholarly journals Pollen diversity collected by honey bees in the vicinity of Vaccinium spp. crops and its importance for colony development1This article is part of a Special Issue entitled “Pollination biology research in Canada: Perspectives on a mutualism at different scales”.

Botany ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 90 (7) ◽  
pp. 545-555 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mélissa Girard ◽  
Madeleine Chagnon ◽  
Valérie Fournier
Keyword(s):  
Honey Bee ◽  
Honey Bees ◽  
Essential Amino Acids ◽  
Nutritional Deficiencies ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Brood Rearing ◽  
Rich Diversity ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Bee Colonies ◽  
Biology Research

Access to a rich diversity of flowering plants is very important for the development of honey bee colonies introduced in crops for pollination. The aim of this observational study was to determine the impact of surrounding pollen diversity on the health of honey bee colonies introduced in lowbush blueberries ( Vaccinium angustifolium Ait.) in June and cranberries ( Vaccinium macrocarpon Ait.) in July. The results suggest that monocultures of lowbush blueberries are not suitable for optimal brood rearing. In the blueberry environments we studied, the dominant pollen collected by honey bees were Alnus Mill. spp. and Taraxacum officinale F.H. Wigg., which are deficient in some essential amino acids. Significant reduction of brood rearing during honey bees’ stay in blueberry monocultures in June may, therefore, be explained by nutritional deficiencies. In July, the polliniferous flora in the vicinity of cranberry monocultures was poorer but of better nutritional quality. Pollen analysis allowed the identification of Brassicaceae, Trifolium L. spp., and V. macrocarpon as the three dominant taxa collected by honey bees during this period. The complete lists of plant taxa foraged by honey bees for pollen during the pollination of lowbush blueberries and cranberries are provided.

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