Honey bee colonies performance enhance by newly modified beehives

Abou‐Shaara, Hossam F.; Al-Ghamdi, Ahmad; Mohamed, Ahmed M.

doi:10.2478/jas-2013-0016

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“…This trend was also documented by Alqarni et al (2011) and Abou-Shaara et al (2013). The superiority of the Yemeni bees under the hot-dry-windy weather conditions could be due to their physiological and behavioral adaptation to those conditions.…”

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“…The slight enhancement in weather and Talh flowering quality during 2013 could thus explain the improvement in the performance and productivity of the Carniolan bees during the same year. The Yemeni colonies had distinct advantages in extremely hot-drywindy climates compared to the Carniolan colonies (Abou-Shaara et al, 2013). However, the superiority of the standard Carniolan bees appeared when the weather became slightly less drastic.…”

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Performance of two honey bee subspecies during harsh weather and Acacia gerrardii nectar-rich flow

Awad

Owayss

Alqarni

2017

Sci. agric. (Piracicaba, Braz.)

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Both climatic factors and bee forage characteristics affect the population size and productivity of honey bee colonies. To our knowledge, no scientific investigation has as yet considered the potential effect of nectar-rich bee forage exposed to drastic subtropical weather conditions on the performance of honey bee colonies. This study investigated the performance of the honey bee subspecies Apis mellifera jemenitica Ruttner (Yemeni) and Apis mellifera carnica Pollmann (Carniolan) in weather that was hot and dry and in an environment of nectar-rich flora.The brood production, food storage, bee population and honey yield of Yemeni (native) and Carniolan (imported) colonies on Talh trees (Acacia gerrardii Benth.), a nectar-rich, subtropical, and summer bee forage source in Central Arabia were evaluated. Owing to their structural and behavioral adaptations, the Yemeni bees constructed stronger (high population size) colonies than the Carniolan bees. Although both groups yielded similar amounts of Talh honey, the Yemeni bees consumed their stored honey rapidly if not timely harvested. A. m. jemenitica has a higher performance than A. m. carnica during extremely hot-dry conditions and A. gerrardii nectar-rich flow.

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Performance of two honey bee subspecies during harsh weather and Acacia gerrardii nectar-rich flow

Awad

Owayss

Alqarni

2017

Sci. agric. (Piracicaba, Braz.)

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“…Population growth of bees was measured by counting the forager abundance (foraging activity) and colony weight (weighing full hive). The method of foraging activity monitoring was based on [21] by counting the foragers departing or returning to the colony for thirty minutes per hive. In each plot, the observation was conducted from 7 a.m. until 11 a.m.…”

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Population Growth and Insecticide Residues of Honey Bees in Tropical Agricultural Landscapes

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Global decline of pollinators, especially bees, has been documented in many countries. Several causes such as land-use change and agricultural intensification are reported to be the main drivers of the decline. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of land use on honey bee and stingless bee populations. Research was conducted in Bogor and Malang to compare between two different geographical areas. Managed bees such as honey bees (Apis cerana and A. mellifera) and stingless bees (Tetragonula laeviceps) were investigated to examine the effect of agricultural intensification. Field experiments were conducted by placing beehives in selected habitats (i.e., beekeeper gardens, forests areas, and agriculture areas). Population growth and neonicotinoid residue analysis of bees in different hive locations were measured to study the effect of habitat type. Population growth of bees represents the forager abundance and colony weight. Based on the analysis, we found that habitat type affected forager abundance and colony weight of honey bees (p < 0.05), although the patterns were different between species, region, as well as season. Forests could support the stingless bee colony better than agriculture and home garden habitats. Insecticide (neonicotinoid) was barely recorded in both honey bees and stingless bees.

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“…Joshi and Joshi (2010) [11] observed that Apis mellifera honeybees start foraging when the ambient temperature is at least 16.0˚C, and the highest activity was recorded at ambient temperature of about 20˚C [24], while at 43˚C the lowest foraging activity was found [25], as well as at or below 10˚C [11]. Moreover, significant negative correlation was found (r = −0.09) between foraging activity and temperature [26]. Regarding precipitation, there was no interference of this variable during the period of study because according to the climatic data, precipitation was only one day and it was 2.4 mm, not disturbing pollen collection activity by forager honeybees.…”

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Regulation of Pollen Foraging Activity in <i>Apis mellifera</i> Africanized Honeybees Colonies

Lima¹,

Camargo²,

Santos³

et al. 2016

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Efficient honey production requires knowledge about the behavior of the workers and the parameters that influence the strength of the colony. In this study, the objective was to analyze the interaction between the foraging behavior of worker honeybees and pollen storage levels in Africanized honeybees colonies. Colonies with low pollen storage increased pollen intake rates, but this value was 15% lower than colonies with high pollen storage, demonstrating a direct relationship between the pollen storage levels and foraging activity. The difference in pollen intake rates varied according to the number of foraging honeybees and pollen load collected by each individual. Under both high and low pollen storage, colonies returned pollen storage to initial level within 16 days, suggesting that honeybees regulate pollen storage levels around a homeostatic set point. Relationship between pollen storage levels and colony brood production was also found, indicating how alterations in the behavior of each individual can affect the strength of the colony.

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Honey bee colonies performance enhance by newly modified beehives

Abstract: A b s t a c t Honey bees have good thermoregulation and rapidly respond to any changes in

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Performance of two honey bee subspecies during harsh weather and Acacia gerrardii nectar-rich flow

Performance of two honey bee subspecies during harsh weather and Acacia gerrardii nectar-rich flow

Population Growth and Insecticide Residues of Honey Bees in Tropical Agricultural Landscapes

Regulation of Pollen Foraging Activity in <i>Apis mellifera</i> Africanized Honeybees Colonies

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Honey bee colonies performance enhance by newly modified beehives

Abstract: A b s t a c t Honey bees have good thermoregulation and rapidly respond to any changes in

Cited by 44 publications

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Performance of two honey bee subspecies during harsh weather and Acacia gerrardii nectar-rich flow

Performance of two honey bee subspecies during harsh weather and Acacia gerrardii nectar-rich flow

Population Growth and Insecticide Residues of Honey Bees in Tropical Agricultural Landscapes

Regulation of Pollen Foraging Activity in &lt;i&gt;Apis mellifera&lt;/i&gt; Africanized Honeybees Colonies

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Regulation of Pollen Foraging Activity in <i>Apis mellifera</i> Africanized Honeybees Colonies