&lt;b&gt;Energetic feedings influence beeswax production by &lt;i&gt;Apis mellifera&lt;/i&gt; L. honeybees

Carrillo, Marcela P.; Kadri, Samir Moura; Veiga, Nabor; Orsi, Ricardo de Oliveira

doi:10.4025/actascianimsci.v37i1.24191

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“…Building wax foundations require energy especially the consumption of nectar or its alternatives ( Hepburn et al, 2014 ). The ability of bees to build wax combs is influenced by the type of sugar feeding ( Carrillo et al, 2015 ). Colonies fed with cinnamon candy showed the highest ability to build wax foundations over the other tested candy types.…”

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Effects of sugar feeding supplemented with three plant extracts on some parameters of honey bee colonies

Al-Ghamdi

Abou‐Shaara

Ansari

2021

Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences

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Sugar feeding is crucial to bee colonies during periods without natural nectar resources. The health and the development of bee colonies are affected by the sugar feeding type. Also, some materials can be added to the sugar feeding to boost the ability of bee colonies to withstand parasites. Three materials (mint, cinnamon, and chamomile) are used commonly to control bee parasites (e.g. Varroa mites). In the present study, the effects of these materials on the development and health of bee colonies were assessed. Sugar candy supplemented with these materials plus sugar candy only as a control group were tested. Bee colonies were fed with these feeding types weekly. Then, some parameters were evaluated. The results showed the suitability of the tested feeding types to bee colonies. Building of wax foundations was accelerated in cinnamon group. This group had also the lowest infestation rates with Varroa mites, suggesting a specific role of cinnamon in Varroa control. The colony development was significantly better in chamomile group than the other groups. Mint group showed no variations than the control group in most parameters. All feeding types showed safety to bees based on morphological characteristics and bee survival results. Practically, cinnamon is advised when building of wax combs is required while chamomile is recommended when increasing strength of colonies is needed. The role of cinnamon in controlling Varroa is recommended for further investigations.

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“…There are different sugar types that can be used for bee feeding. However, sucrose is the prefect alternative to nectar ( Barker, 1977 ) than other alternatives including grape syrup ( Barker and Lehner, 1978 ) and sugarcane juice ( Carrillo et al, 2015 ). Moreover, sucrose has high sweetness ( Hough and Phadnis, 1976 ).…”

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Effects of sugar feeding supplemented with three plant extracts on some parameters of honey bee colonies

Al-Ghamdi

Abou‐Shaara

Ansari

2021

Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences

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“…So, increasing the ability of bee colonies to rear brood, store food and build wax combs is very important. Bee feeding is very crucial for bee colonies Carrillo et al 2015;Huang 2012;Rortais et al 2005). Indeed, some materials can be used individually or as a mixture with bee feeding to increase the strength and health of bee colonies.…”

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Testing the ability of chitosan nanoparticles to improve development and performance of honey bee colonies during early spring

Abou‐Shaara

2022

Entomological Research

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Chitosan has shown promising results in improving bee health. The experiments of this study investigated the effects of using chitosan nanoparticles (CHNPs) on honey bee colonies. CHNPs were added into the bee feed at three concentrations: 10, 30, and 60 ppm (i.e. CHNPs 10, CHNPs 30, and CHNPs 60). The effects of these treatments on activities and performance of bee colonies were compared during early spring in addition to a control group without CHNPs. The survival experiment supported the safety of these concentrations of CHNPs to bees. The data from the apiary showed the superior results of CHNPs 30 and CHNPs 60 on comb building, hygienic behavior, stored food, and colony strength significantly than CHNPs 10 and the control group. No significant variations generally were found between CHNPs 30 and CHNPs 60 as well as between CHNPs 10 and the control group in the measured parameters. The mean numbers of dead bees in front of beehive entrances supported the absence of negative effects of CHNPs on bee colonies. The study emphasized the role of chitosan nanoparticles in enhancing performance and activities of bee colonies especially with CHNPs 30 and CHNPs 60 after winter season.

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“…Bees are mostly reluctant to draw out foundation and will gnaw holes in it when nectar and pollen are scarce, or if it is adulterated. In fact, producing beeswax requires huge energy from bee workers (Carrillo et al, 2015). Therefore, wax foundations have been developed to save bee energy.…”

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Motivation of Honey Bee, Apis mellifera, Colonies to Draw out Wax Foundations and to Build Combs

Eid

2021

Journal of Plant Protection and Pathology

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Replacement of old-dark combs is an important practice to eliminate comb contaminants, control brood diseases, and provide new combs for exportation. There are several reasons affect drawn out of beeswax foundations and brood distribution in many apiaries. Therefore, this work designed to specify some characteristics of wax combs naturally built by local honey bees, to develop paint materials to motivate bee workers to build wax foundations and to determine if foundation quality and removal degree of brood combs influence speed of drawing out foundations, brood rearing and brood survival rate. The maximum variation between colonies in characteristics of naturally building combs were 0.78, 0.20, 0.55mm, and 32.75mm 3 for wax cell length, width, depth, and size, respectively. Beeswax paints with lemon, rose and coconut oils exceeded control in build foundations by 25.33, 8.00 and 3.66%, respectively. The removal degree of brood combs was consistent with significant increase in drawing out foundations as the removal degrees increased. High quality beeswax foundations (10% paraffin) were significantly more acceptable and drawn out rapidly by workers than low ones by adulterated (50% paraffin) after 24 and 48 hours. The same pattern was obtained for brood rearing activity after 12 and 24 days, but brood rearing activity in combs built on low quality foundations after 24 days did not significantly differ when 2 or 3 brood combs removed. However, using low quality foundations resulted in significantly lower brood survival rate than the high ones after 12 and 24 days, regardless removal degrees of brood combs.

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<b>Energetic feedings influence beeswax production by <i>Apis mellifera</i> L. honeybees

Cited by 10 publications

References 11 publications

Effects of sugar feeding supplemented with three plant extracts on some parameters of honey bee colonies

Effects of sugar feeding supplemented with three plant extracts on some parameters of honey bee colonies

Testing the ability of chitosan nanoparticles to improve development and performance of honey bee colonies during early spring

Motivation of Honey Bee, Apis mellifera, Colonies to Draw out Wax Foundations and to Build Combs

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