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<p>Em razão do período de estiagem que acomete a produção apícola desde 2012 no semiárido do nordeste brasileiro, foi realizado uma revisão bibliográfica com a finalidade de agrupar trabalhos referentes ao comportamento de abandono de enxames de abelhas <em>Apis mellifera </em>L, ao redor do globo, bem como, algumas medidas tomadas para reduzir esta incidência. Foram relacionados alguns dos mais importantes artigos publicados sobre o assunto, para esclarecer as principais questões acerca da biologia, histórico no Brasil, comportamentos de abandono, enxameação e manejo destes insetos. O conhecimento destas informações pelo produtor poderão contribuir consideravelmente no manejo para os anos subsequentes.</p><pre><strong><em>Mitigation</em></strong><strong><em> of Absconding behavior at bee hives of Apis mellifera L. in the Brazilian Semiarid</em></strong><strong><em></em></strong></pre><p>Because of the dry period that affects the production of the beekeepers since 2012 in the semiarid of the Brazilian northwest  , was performed a review of literature the purpose grouping the works involving of the absconding behavior of swarms of bees <em>Apis mellifera </em>L. around the world, as well as some steps taken to reduce this incidence. Was listed some of the most important articles published on the subject, to clear up major issues about the biology, history in Brazil, absconding behaviors, swarming and management of these insects. The knowledge of this by the producer may contribute significantly to in handling the subsequent years.</p>

Infestação do ácaroPalavras-chave: Apicultura; Semiárido brasileiro; Varroidae; Varroose. Abstract:The goal of the present work was to analyze the rates of infestation by Varroa. destructor mite in Africanized honeybees (Apis mellifera) colonies from apiaries in Encanto and Marcelino Vieira cities, state of Rio Grande do Norte. The research was conducted during the period from September to December 2014. In average 100 to 200 adult bees (nursing honey bee workers) were collected from the brood chamber over center frames of with brood of each hive surveyed, trapped in containers containing 100 mL of 70% alcohol and sent to the laboratory of the Federal Institute of Rio Grande do Norte (IFRN) for the counting of bees and mites. The results showed an occurrence of the Varroa destructor mite in all apiaries and in all hives analyzed, obtaining an average infestation of 7.24% in Encanto city and 5.25% in Marcelino Vieira city, low infestation levels (<15%), without risk to the colonies.

O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar se existe diferença no peso ao nascer de abelhas rainha produzidas em mini recrias alimentadas com três diferentes formulações de ração proteica. O experimento foi conduzido durante o período de junho a agosto de 2011, na fazenda experimental Rafael Fernandes, UFERSA, em Mossoró-Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil. Foram utilizadas seis colmeias mini recrias com enxames, equalizados, ativos e populosos, para a produção de rainhas foi utilizado o método de Doolittle (1899), utilizando-se cúpulas de acrílico. Os tratamentos foram: T1 – 40% soja, 60% açúcar, essência de baunilha; T2 – 40% soja, 10% mel, 50% açúcar; T3- 10% pólen, 30% soja, 10% mel, 50% açúcar. As seis mini recrias foram alimentadas quinze dias antes da transferência de larvas com alimentação energética e proteica, para adaptação, em cada alimentação era fornecida 400g de ração, e repetido no dia da recepção das cúpulas. As realeiras coletadas foram acondicionadas em B.O.D., e as rainhas pesadas nas primeiras 10 horas de vida. Os dados obtidos foram analisados estatisticamente mediante o uso do programa estatístico Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS), versão 17.0 (SPSS. Inc, Chicargo, IL, EUA) e expressos em média e desvio padrão, submetido à análise da normalidade e teste de <em>Mann-Whitney.</em> Valores de p &lt; 0,05 foram considerados significativos. Realizado a ANOVA verificou-se que houve diferença estatística entre os tratamentos (p &lt;0,05). O peso das rainhas para cada tratamento foi: T1 - 172.95 ± 29.22^b; T2- 177.46 ± 27.81^ab; e T3 - 183.03 ± 31.10^a. A ração com pólen mostrou-se mais eficaz na produção de rainhas com peso médio superior a 180 mg.

The compound juices are increasingly sought after by the consumer due to the high nutritional and functional values added, and can be developed with a diverse range of regional foods. Thus, the objective was to evaluate the effects of different sweeteners in the preparation of drinks composed of cashew and whey, in order to provide a healthy and differentiated product in the food market. Six formulations of compound drinks were prepared, of which three were sweetened with the use of bee honey and three with commercial sugar, in different concentrations of whey and water. Drinks and raw materials were evaluated for physical-chemical parameters and beverages were evaluated sensorially for sensory acceptance and purchase intention. The data obtained were analyzed through the Analysis of Variance, in a completely randomized experimental design, comparing the averages by the Tukey test at a level of 5% of significance. The raw material used is within the standards required by current legislation, except for the whey pH.  The physico-chemical constitution of honey added value to the formulations in which honey was used. The acceptance of the juices did not differ significantly and showed that the formulations were well accepted. The purchase intention of formulations A and B was superior, demonstrating that the developed drinks can be a viable alternative for the diversification of the food market.