Impacts of indoor mass storage of two densities of honey bee queens (<i>Apis mellifera</i>) during winter on queen survival, reproductive quality and colony performance

Levesque, Mireille; Rousseau, Andrée; Giovenazzo, Pierre

doi:10.1080/00218839.2022.2126613

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“…In beekeeping, it is a very important advantage to start with the use of quality breeders and qualified queens for economical beekeeping [8]. The characteristics that will be transferred to future generations through queen bees are of great importance in terms of colony behavior and productivity [9,10]. Many factors affect queen quality, including genetic and environmental factors.…”

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Determination of the Effect of Live Weight on Various Quality Parameters of Commercially Reared Queens (Apis mellifera L.) in Turkey

Arslan,

Arslan

2024

Pol. J. Environ. Stud.

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The Mediterranean region in Turkey is considered highly suitable for commercial queen bee rearing due to its temperate climate characteristics. Therefore, in the research, the queens to be examined in terms of quality criteria were obtained from commercial queen bee enterprises in Antalya, Mersin, Adana, and Hatay provinces in the Mediterranean region. In April-May, 5 queen bees from each of the 36 enterprises rearing queens were included in the study. Characteristics such as queen weight, spermatheca volume and diameter, and spermatozoa stored in the spermatheca are considered quality criteria, and the factors affecting them were evaluated on a total of 180 queens. Queens taken from the enterprises were divided into three groups according to their weight; light (172.56±1.75 mg), moderate (193.70±0.62 mg), and heavy (214.13±0.95 mg). The average spermatheca diameters in the light, medium, and heavy groups were 0.982±0.006 mm, 1.053±0.002 mm, and 1.215±0.008 mm, respectively. According to the average results obtained regarding the quality criteria in the study, it was determined that 60.55% of the queens evaluated in the study (the heavy group) were at standard quality levels. On the other hand, in the light and medium groups, it was observed that all values were below the quality standard values. These results show that while evaluating the quality criteria in queen bee breeding enterprises, selection can be made according to the weight of the queen bees.

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Determination of the Effect of Live Weight on Various Quality Parameters of Commercially Reared Queens (Apis mellifera L.) in Turkey

Arslan,

Arslan

2024

Pol. J. Environ. Stud.

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Good beekeeping farm management practices, towards sustainable development (experiences from Iran)

Hosseini,

Barati,

Fami

2024

Environ Dev Sustain

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The effect of major abiotic stressors on honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) queens and potential impact on their progeny

Amiri,

Abou-Shaara,

McAfee

2024

Apidologie

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Queen health and quality play a significant role in the survival, expansion, and productivity of honey bee colonies. Nevertheless, modern beekeeping practices, intensified agriculture, and climate change can leave queens vulnerable to diverse stressors. These stressors can exert a negative impact on queens, resulting in a range of morphological and physiological abnormalities. The repercussions of queen stress may not only cause direct impacts on her survival and performance, but it may also extend to the offspring of surviving queens through transgenerational mechanisms. Here, we review the current knowledge regarding the effects of major abiotic stressors (namely, nutrition, pesticides, and extreme temperatures) on queen health and their potential impacts on the queen’s progeny. Gaining insight into the effects of these factors across individual and colony levels is vital for prioritizing further research on queen and colony health.

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Impacts of indoor mass storage of two densities of honey bee queens (Apis mellifera) during winter on queen survival, reproductive quality and colony performance

Cited by 3 publications

References 45 publications

Determination of the Effect of Live Weight on Various Quality Parameters of Commercially Reared Queens (Apis mellifera L.) in Turkey

Determination of the Effect of Live Weight on Various Quality Parameters of Commercially Reared Queens (Apis mellifera L.) in Turkey

Good beekeeping farm management practices, towards sustainable development (experiences from Iran)

The effect of major abiotic stressors on honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) queens and potential impact on their progeny

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