Brood and honey production of honey bee colonies requeened at various frequencies

Kostarelou-Damianidou, Maria; Thrasyvoulou, Andreas; Tselios, Dimitrios; Bladenopoulos, Konstantinos

doi:10.1080/00218839.1995.11100880

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“…Beekeepers often re‐queen in colonies that contain bees that are susceptible to diseases or have strong defensive behavior. Periodical re‐queening with young queens, less than 1 year old, results in more honey production than the amounts produced by colonies headed by old queens (Kostarelou‐Damianidou et al. 1995).…”

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Monthly changes in various drone characteristics of Apis mellifera ligustica and Apis mellifera syriaca

Zaitoun

Al-Ghzawi

Kridli

2009

Entomological Science

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This study was conducted to investigate drone rearing activity and semen production of Apis mellifera ligustica and Apis mellifera syriaca. Tendency of worker bees of both subspecies towards egg laying under semiarid conditions were also monitored in the experiments. Differences were not observed in drone brood production between both honeybee subspecies throughout the investigation. Worker bees of both subspecies needed a significantly shorter time to start egg laying during February and March in comparison with the time those workers needed for laying eggs during the remaining months of the study. Syrian bee workers started egg laying earlier than Italian bee workers. Drones from laying workers were much smaller and produced less sperms with more abnormalities than normal drones. Drones produced from queens in May were heavier and produced more sperms with less abnormalities than those produced during the other months. The drone brood rearing of both subspecies tended to follow the same general cycle in 2005 and 2006. The study suggests that virgin queens have a better chance to receive adequate viable sperm amounts from drones in April and May in semiarid Mediterranean conditions.

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confidence: 99%

Monthly changes in various drone characteristics of Apis mellifera ligustica and Apis mellifera syriaca

Zaitoun

Al-Ghzawi

Kridli

2009

Entomological Science

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“…In addition, the colonies reached population stability even with low nectar and pollen flow, since, according to KOSTARELOU-DAMIANIDOU et al (1995), young queens are more prolific. These facts can be directly related to the lower weakening of colonies caused by less stable climatic conditions during autumn and winter in the evaluated region.…”

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“…Introduction of queens and evaluations started in the following periods: January (summer), April (autumn), July (winter) and October (spring) and ended 12 months later, at the same periods related to each climatic season of later years (2008, 2009 and 2011). Thus, honey production per hive was evaluated with new queens fertilized during the first year after their introduction, since young queens are more productive during the first year (KOSTARELOU-DAMIANIDOU et al, 1995). Visits were carried out every 30 days to add layers (honney supers) when necessary to suply the colony expansion needs and honey deposition, thus avoiding possible overcrowding because of lack of space.…”

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Variation in honey yield per hive of Africanized bees depending on the introducing time of young queens

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The objective of this research was to evaluate the honey production per hive and the egg laying rates of queens produced in 2007, 2008 and 2010 (39,3±7,6kg) e na primavera (41,8±3,7kg RESUMO O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a produção de mel por colmeia e as taxas de postura de ovos das rainhas produzidas nos anos de 2007, 2008 e 2010. Foram utilizadas 30 colônias iniciadas com uma rainha/colônia por estação climática, durante os três anos. A cada ano, iniciou-se em: janeiro (verão), abril (outono), julho (inverno) e outubro (primavera) e encerrouse doze meses depois, nos mesmos períodos referentes a cada estação dos anos posteriores. As melgueiras foram pesadas antes e depois da centrifugação para avaliar a quantidade do mel estocado. As colônias com rainhas introduzidas durante o outono e o inverno nos três anos produziram 57,2±6,0kg e 60,7±7,5kg de mel, respectivamente, no primeiro ano de atividade de produção após a introdução das rainhas nas colônias iniciais, valores significativamente superiores aos obtidos para as colônias com rainhas introduzidas no verão

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“…Periodic re‐queening with young queens less than 1 year old results in greater honey production than that of colonies headed by old queens (Kostarelou‐Damianidou et al . 1995).…”

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Origin and rearing season of honeybee queens affect some of their physiological and reproductive characteristics

Al-Ghzawi

Zaitoun

2008

Entomological Research

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Queen honeybees of Apis mellifera ligustica and Apis mellifera syriaca were raised to investigate physiological and reproductive characteristics and to determine the most suitable time for queen rearing under semi‐arid conditions in Jordan. The queen rearing season as well as the origin of the queens affected the queens’ weight, acceptance, preoviposition period, volume of the spermatheca, and quantity and quality of sperm in the spermatheca. Italian bees were heavier than Syrian bees at emergence. The introduced queen acceptance rate appeared to be a genetic influence of the queen: A. m. ligustica virgin queens were accepted at a higher rate than were A. m. syriaca queens. There were large seasonal variations in the acceptance rate. Experimental bee colonies accepted their virgin queens during spring with good honey flows at a higher rate compared to the other rearing periods. The greatest mating success was achieved in May and the smallest was during July and August. The preoviposition period was shorter in the Syrian than in the Italian queens, and was longer during summer for both honeybee subspecies. The volume of the spermatheca was smaller in Syrian bees and the spermatheca had lower numbers of spermatozoa compared with Italian bees. Thus, under semi‐arid Mediterranean region conditions, it is highly recommended to raise virgin queens in the spring months only to obtain their highest quality.

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Brood and honey production of honey bee colonies requeened at various frequencies

Cited by 19 publications

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Monthly changes in various drone characteristics of Apis mellifera ligustica and Apis mellifera syriaca

Monthly changes in various drone characteristics of Apis mellifera ligustica and Apis mellifera syriaca

Variation in honey yield per hive of Africanized bees depending on the introducing time of young queens

Origin and rearing season of honeybee queens affect some of their physiological and reproductive characteristics

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