Effect of Initial Strength of Honey Bee Colonies (Apis mellifera) Supered in Different Ways on Maximizing Honey Production in Nepal

Neupane, Khem Raj; Woyke, J.; Wilde, J.

doi:10.2478/v10289-012-0025-7

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“…The pattern of pollen hoarding was almost similar in all the honey extraction frequencies while their interactions with dates of observations were non-significant. In similar kind of experiments, Berry et al (2000) ; Allsopp (1994); Neupane et al (2012) and Saini et al,2018a found superiority of pollen area in high strength colonies.…”

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“…(1992); Szabo and Sparns (1994); Berry et al (2000) and Allsopp (1994). Neupane et al (2012) found honey production to be highly correlated to the number of worker brood cells in the colonies (r = 0.96, p = 0.003). They found initial colony strength of 5, 10 and 20 combs (ratio 1:2:4) resulted in overall mean number of brood cells at the rate of 1.0:1.4:1.8, thus, in proportion to the strength of colonies, the lowest increase of the brood amount occurred in strong colonies.…”

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“…How many times and how much honey should be extracted from a colony is still a quandary for Indian beekeepers. However there is clear connection between production of honey and strength of worker and honey extraction frequencies (Neupane et al, 2012, andSaini et al, 2018 a, b). Szabo and Lefkovitch (1990) in their study suggested that the number of harvesting operations could be reduced from 4 or 6 to 2 or 3.…”

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Growth of Apis mellifera (L.) colonies influenced by honey extraction frequencies

Chaudhary

Anoosha

2019

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Present re search was formulated to find out how honey extraction frequencies influence colony growth and honey production of European honey bee Apis mellifera colonies. Colonies were equalized in terms of food and brood before starting experiment and were subjected to three types of honey extraction frequencies namely single, two and regular/ farmer’s practices. Observations were recorded fortnightly throughout the honey flow season for two consecutive years (2014-16). As per present findings single extraction frequency have maximum mean honey area of 668.4 inches2 followed by twice extracted colonies (568.6) with significant difference and regular extraction (449.0) gives least honey. Honey peaks were observed during mid February (837.8-916.8 inches2) which remains significantly higher than honey areas in January and in March. As far as colony growth was concerned colonies with two extractions have high total brood areas of 436.4 inches2 and similar trend was followed in case of larvae, pupae and egg. Effect on pollen stores gave a different picture in contrast of other parameters here colonies with regular extraction were observed with significantly high pollen stores (99.3 inches2) than single extracted colonies (83.7 inches2). For high honey production single extraction was recommended and if colony multiplication was also an aim than twice extraction is best option as per findings.

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Growth of Apis mellifera (L.) colonies influenced by honey extraction frequencies

Chaudhary

Anoosha

2019

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“…According to Nelson and Gary (1983), honey production is correlated positively with queen weight. Colony strength of honey bees has been found to be one of the most important factors for maximizing honey production (Neupane et al, 2012). Weiss (1971Weiss ( , 1983 found no difference in honey production by colonies headed by queens reared from eggs or 1.5-day-old larvae.…”

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The Effects of Age of Grafted Larvae and of Supplemental Feeding on Performance of Iranian Honey Bee Colonies (Apis Mellifera Meda)

Mahbobi

Woyke

Abbasi

et al. 2014

Journal of Apicultural Science

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A b s t r a c t The performance of bee colonies greatly depends on the quality of the queens. The current research was conducted at the apiary of the Faculty of Agriculture, Zanjan University, in Zanjan, Iran. Together, 24 rearing colonies were assigned to 4 grafting larvae age groups: 1-day-old, 2-day-old, 3-day-old, and emergency queens. Two feeding groups, fed and not fed, were created. The effects of reared queens on biological characteristics and performance of honeybee colonies (Apis mellifera meda) headed by those queens were measured. Age of grafted larvae significantly influenced the results. The performance ratios of the most efficient colonies headed by queens reared from 1-day-old larvae compared with the least-efficient queens reared from 3-day-old larvae were 118% in brood production, 140% in bee population, and 154% in honey production. However, the age of grafted larvae did not affect colony defense behavior. Supplemental feeding of rearing colonies increased brood production to 111%, bee population to 116%, and honey production to 115%. A combination of the effect of age of larvae and supplemental feeding resulted in twice as much honey (12 kg) produced by colonies with queens reared from 1-day-old larvae in fed rearing colonies compared to those with queens raised from 3-day-old larvae in unfed rearing colonies.

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“…• In-hive products: studies show the positive correlation between the number of worker bees in a colony and the amount of honey produced (Neupane et al, 2012;Gąbka, 2014).…”

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Beekeeping and honey bee colony health: A review and conceptualization of beekeeping management practices implemented in Europe

Sperandio

Simonetto

Carnesecchi

et al. 2019

Science of The Total Environment

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The beekeeper plays a key role in maintaining the health status of managed honey bee colonies and ensuring their productivity. However, a clear overview on the main actions carried out by beekeepers and their role for the successful management of honey bees is only partially addressed. In this study, we aim at providing: i) a generalized conceptual framework for the characterization of the Beekeeping Management Practices carried out by the European beekeepers and ii) the definition of their influence on the overall status of the honey bee colony. Six Beekeeping Management Practices were selected in this study: chemical control; replacement of combs with brood; replacement of combs with feed sources; supplementary feeding; change in the number of workers; beekeeper category and experience. Each Beekeeping Management Practice was characterized in relation to: i) the elements guiding their application, ii) the potential impacts on a honey bee colony and iii) the scenario-based variables that might influence their timing, frequency and/or efficiency. We performed an extensive literature review and an Expert Knowledge Elicitation procedure in order to estimate the uncertainty linked to some major parameters. In this paper, we successfully developed and applied a conceptual framework defining the actions

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Effect of Initial Strength of Honey Bee Colonies (Apis mellifera) Supered in Different Ways on Maximizing Honey Production in Nepal

Cited by 11 publications

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Growth of Apis mellifera (L.) colonies influenced by honey extraction frequencies

Growth of Apis mellifera (L.) colonies influenced by honey extraction frequencies

The Effects of Age of Grafted Larvae and of Supplemental Feeding on Performance of Iranian Honey Bee Colonies (Apis Mellifera Meda)

Beekeeping and honey bee colony health: A review and conceptualization of beekeeping management practices implemented in Europe

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