1. Atatürk Üniversitesi, Erzurum Meslek Yüksekokulu, Bitkisel ve Hayvansal Üretim Bölümü, Erzurum, TÜRKİYE. 2. Emekli Öğretim Üyesi. Öz: Bu çalışma, Erzurum Bölgesi şartlarına uyum sağlamış arı kolonilerinden kontrollü olarak yetiştirilen ana arılarla oluşturulan kolonilerde fizyolojik özellikleri belirlemek için yapılmıştır. Kışlatma süresince koloni başına gıda tüketimi genel olarak 6.59±0.18 kg olup, 3.30 kg ile 11.50 kg arasında değişim göstermiştir. Kolonilerin kışlatma dönemindeki gıda tüketimleri arasındaki fark istatiksel olarak önemli (P<0.05) bulunurken, kışlama dönemindeki popülasyon kaybı bakımından gruplar arasındaki fark ise istatiksel olarak önemsiz bulunmuştur (P>0.05). Gruplar dikkate alınmaksızın yapılan değerlendirmede ise, kışlama süresince koloni başına popülasyon azalması ortalama %36.93±0.78 olup, %26.56 ile %50.77 arasında değişim göstermiştir. Kuruçalı, Şehitler, Merkez, Mahmutçavuş, Samikale, Kontrol A ve Kontrol B gruplarında ortalama arılı çerçeve sayısı; 18.kg/koloni olarak belirlenmiştir. Koloni popülasyonu ile kuluçka üretim etkinliği arasında r=+0.54 düzeyinde önemli (P<0.01) bir korelasyon bulunmuştur. Ayrıca, bal verimi ile koloni popülasyonu arasında pozitif ve çok önemli (P<0.01) korelasyon hesaplandı (r=+ 0.82). Sonuç olarak gezginci arıcılık işletmelerimdeki bal arısı kolonilerin; kışlama yeteneği, ergin arı gelişimi, kuluçka alanı gelişimi, bal verimi ve uçuş etkinliği gibi özellikler bakımından sabit arıcılık işletmelerindeki bal arısı kolonilerinden daha üstün bulunmuştur.Abstract: In this study was conducted to determine the physiological characters in colonies established by queen bees obtained from honey bee ecotype that has mostly adapted to the conditions of Erzurum region and reared under controlled conditions. Food consumption per colony during wintering was generally 6.59 ± 0.18 kg, varying from 3.30 kg to 11.50 kg. The difference in the food consumption of the colonies during the wintering period was statistically significant (P <0.05), while the difference between the groups in terms of the loss of the population during the wintering period was statistically insignificant (P> 0.05). In the evaluation without consideration of the groups, the average population reduction per colony during wintering was 36.93 ± 0.78%, varying between 26.56% and 50.77%.The averages of frames covered with bees in Kuruçalı, Şehitler, Merkez, Mahmutçavuş, Samikale, Kontrol A and Kontrol B groups were 18.77±1. 35, 19.40±1.59, 17.57±1.28, 13.50±1.14, 13.88±1.04, 14.60±0.95 and 12.99±0.71 frames/colony, respectively. Avarage amounts of brood were 4697. 26±386.52, 4838.93±408.28, 4455.57±376.01, 3087.44±282.96, 3333.73±314.87, 3663.80±293.48 and 2716.80±201.06 cm 2 /colony, and the average honey yields were found to be 38. 14±6.33, 40.35±6.54, 32.26±6.18, 21.12±4.35, 22.26±4.02, 23.56±1.68 and 13.17±2.06 kg/colony, respectively. Correlation between the development of colony population and brood production was found significant (r=+0.54; P<0.01). In addition, positive and very significant ...

The influence of different commercial queen producers on the quality of Apis mellifera queens was assessed. It was aimed to determine the quality characteristics of queens reared by commercial queen producers located in the province of Antalya, which is an important region in queens production due to its climatic characteristics. For this purpose, the quality characteristics of a total of 105 queen bees obtained from 21 enterprises were determined. Differences between the enterprises in terms of the number of spermatozoa (P < 0.01) were determined. In terms of the diameter of spermatheca, spermatheca volume and live weight, statistical differences between the enterprises were also observed (P < 0.05). When the relationships between the measured characteristics were examined, significant values were obtained statistically between live weight and diameter of spermathecae (0.268) and spermatheca volume (0.258). It was also determined that there is a significant correlation between spermatheca diameter and spermatheca volume (0.995). The spermatheca diameter of a good quality queen bee should not be <1.2 mm, spermatheca volume 0.90 mm 3 and live weight not <200 mg. Only live weight was found to be within the normal quality standard values when the average results of the quality criteria are taken into consideration. Other characters such as spermathecae diameter, spermathecae volume and number of spermatozoa in spermathecae seem to be below quality standard values.

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Citation of This ArticleCengiz MM, Erdoğan Y: Comparison of wintering ability and colony performances of different honeybee (Apis mellifera L.) genotypes in Eastern Anatolian/Turkey conditions. Kafkas Univ Vet Fak Derg, 23 (6): 865-870, 2017. DOI: 10.9775/kvfd.2017 AbstractIn this study, wintering ability and some physiological properties of Buckfast, Carniolan, Caucasian and Erzurum honeybee genotypes were investigated in Eastern Anatolian conditions. During the wintering season of 2014, a total of 48 colonies, 12 from each of Buckfast, Carniolan, Caucasian and Erzurum honey bee genotypes, were taken from the equilibrated colonies of Langstroth type wooden hives for wintering. In the 2015 production period, a total of 43 colonies,11 from each of Buckfast, Carniolan, Erzurum genotypes and 10 from Caucasian genotype were used in the study. In the production season, the average number of combs covered with bees in genotype groups were found as 11.72±0.63,

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