Nest Climate Regulation in Honey Bee Colonies

Simpson, J.

doi:10.1126/science.133.3461.1327

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“…However, the minimum temperature values are always higher than outside. This study supports the conclusion that the presence of honey bees in the previous studies (Simpson 1961;Ohashi et al 2008) on thermoregulation of honey bees increases the internal temperature of the active hive. This study, in a study, conducted to investigate the effect of honey bee colonies in wooden and foam hive, supported the conclusion that the internal temperature of the hive in cold weather is higher than the outside temperature.…”

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Comparison of colony performances of honeybee (Apis Mellifera L.) housed in hives made of different materials

Erdoğan

2019

Italian Journal of Animal Science

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Numerous flowering plants rely on bees for pollination. Any natural or anthropogenic factor that threatens colony survival can have a large impact on plant production. This study investigates the effects of manmade hives built from different materials and how these may influence colony growth. Ten each of three hive types were selected, wooden, polystyrene and composite insulated hives. Factors of adult bee numbers, brood development, nectar flow period weight gain, bee flight activity, aggression response, and honey yield were selected markers of hive development. Statistically, each hive type produced significant variation (p < .05). The greatest overall productivity across all factors was for insulated hives made of composite material, with honey production approximately 35% times that of wood, 14% times that of polystyrene and in terms of the development of honeybee colonies, the average of other hives is 10.2 times. HIGHLIGHTS Relative humidity and temperature are important environmental factors for honeybees. Insulated hives, increased honey yield. High temperature and humidity inside the hive made honeybees more aggressive.

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Comparison of colony performances of honeybee (Apis Mellifera L.) housed in hives made of different materials

Erdoğan

2019

Italian Journal of Animal Science

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“…Thermal stress is another factor that could influence the within-hive bees’ demand for carbohydrates. In the presence of brood, young bees keep the brood warm using their flight muscles to produce heat when the temperatures outside of the colony drop (Simpson 1961; Fahrenholz et al 1992; Stabentheiner et al 2010). Our bees were neither exposed to brood nor did we investigate the influence of temperature on the IT, but we predict that young, within-hive bees performing endothermy would exhibit a greater demand for dietary carbohydrates.…”

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Nutritional balance of essential amino acids and carbohydrates of the adult worker honeybee depends on age

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Dietary sources of essential amino acids (EAAs) are used for growth, somatic maintenance and reproduction. Eusocial insect workers such as honeybees are sterile, and unlike other animals, their nutritional needs should be largely dictated by somatic demands that arise from their role within the colony. Here, we investigated the extent to which the dietary requirements of adult worker honeybees for EAAs and carbohydrates are affected by behavioural caste using the Geometric Framework for nutrition. The nutritional optimum, or intake target (IT), was determined by confining cohorts of 20 young bees or foragers to liquid diets composed of specific proportions of EAAs and sucrose. The IT of young, queenless bees shifted from a proportion of EAAs-to-carbohydrates (EAA:C) of 1:50 towards 1:75 over a 2-week period, accompanied by a reduced lifespan on diets high in EAAs. Foragers required a diet high in carbohydrates (1:250) and also had low survival on diets high in EAA. Workers exposed to queen mandibular pheromone lived longer on diets high in EAA, even when those diets contained 5× their dietary requirements. Our data show that worker honeybees prioritize their intake of carbohydrates over dietary EAAs, even when overeating EAAs to obtain sufficient carbohydrates results in a shorter lifespan. Thus, our data demonstrate that even when young bees are not nursing brood and foragers are not flying, their nutritional needs shift towards a diet largely composed of carbohydrates when they make the transition from within-hive duties to foraging.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1007/s00726-014-1706-2) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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“…On the other hand, metabolic heat production increases when the temperature is below 30ºC, and honeybees begin clustering tightly at 15ºC. Control of the hive humidity and carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) concentration has also been suggested (Simpson, 1961), but there is less information about this than for thermoregulation. Seeley (1974) reported that fanning behavior was observed at high CO 2 concentrations inside the hive and the concentrations were more precisely controlled in large colonies than in small colonies.…”

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Observation system for the control of the hive environment by the honeybee (Apis mellifera)

Ohashi

Okada

Kimura

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Nest Climate Regulation in Honey Bee Colonies

Cited by 102 publications

References 20 publications

Comparison of colony performances of honeybee (Apis Mellifera L.) housed in hives made of different materials

Comparison of colony performances of honeybee (Apis Mellifera L.) housed in hives made of different materials

Nutritional balance of essential amino acids and carbohydrates of the adult worker honeybee depends on age

Observation system for the control of the hive environment by the honeybee (Apis mellifera)

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