Effect of restricted pollen supply to colonies on the quality of reared queen bees

Abstract

The quality of queens reared in colonies with restricted (RP) and not restricted pollen supply (NRP) was evaluated during foraging on false acacia and small-leaved and broad-leaved lime. It was shown that the body weight of queens in both groups immediately after emergence and on the day of instrumental insemination did not differ significantly (221.8 ±15 and 224.3 ±15 and 170.9 ±15 and 177.5 ±14 mg, respectively). The waiting time to start oviposition was similar: 4.7 ±1.8 days in RP group and 5.7 ±2.8 days in NRP group, not being significantly different. There were no significant differences in the diameter and volume of spermatheca and the number of ovarioles in the right ovary between the queens of the tested groups.

Determination of the Effect of Live Weight on Various Quality Parameters of Commercially Reared Queens (Apis mellifera L.) in Turkey

“…The diameter of the spermatheca, considered a crucial quality criterion, is reportedly influenced significantly by factors such as the season and the quality and quantity of pollen supplied to the colony. This observation is supported by studies conducted by Chuda-Mickiewicz and Samborski [38].…”

Comparative transcriptome analysis of adult worker bees under short-term heat stress

“…As the most valuable pollinators for modern agriculture and ecological diversity (The Honeybee Genome Sequencing Consortium, 2006;Klein et al, 2007;Belsky and Joshi, 2019), the development of honeybee populations is influenced by many factors (Potts et al, 2010;Belsky and Joshi, 2019;Denlinger and Yocum, 2020), including environmental temperature (Abou-Shaara et al, 2012. Environmental temperature can affect the internal and external activities of honeybee colonies (Tautz et al, 2003;Abou-Shaara et al, 2012, such as development (Tautz et al, 2003;Groh et al, 2004;Chuda-Mickiewicz and Samborski, 2015;Medina et al, 2020), phenology (Langowska et al, 2017), learnability (Tautz et al, 2003), behavioral performance (Tautz et al, 2003;Al-Qarni, 2006;Blazyte-Cereskiene et al, 2010), and susceptibility to disease (Groh et al, 2004;Conte and Navajas, 2008;Dalmon et al, 2019). And temperature can affect the biochemical and physiological processes of honeybees, including survival, tolerance, loss of body water, and the activity of antioxidant and detoxification enzymes (Dalmon et al, 2019;Li X. Y. et al, 2019).…”

Effect of Environmental Stresses on Honeybee Population

“…"Historically, the nutritional and medicinal values of bee products in complementary and alternative diets have been documented for thousands of years by the ancient Egyptians, Persians, Romans and Chinese" [28][29][30][31]. "Bee products are often sold as dietary supplements and/or health products in modern life" [32][33][34][35] "Apis mellifera colonies declining in numbers is mainly the result of multiple simultaneous environmental pressures in which parasites, pathogens and pests play an important role" [36][37][38][39][40]. "Compared to A. mellifera, research on the health of other bee species has taken a back seat, despite their importance to economic and social systems around the world" [41][42][43][44].…”