Feeding sugar syrup to honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies to increase kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa) pollen collection: effects of frequency, quantity and time of day

1991 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
R M Goodwin ◽  
A Ten Houten
Keyword(s):  
Apis Mellifera ◽  
Honey Bee ◽  
Time Of Day ◽  
Actinidia Deliciosa ◽  
Pollen Collection ◽  
Sugar Syrup

scholarly journals Pollen trapping and sugar syrup feeding of honey bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) enhance pollen collection of less preferred flowers

PLoS ONE ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. e0203648 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tolera Kumsa Gemeda ◽  
Jilian Li ◽  
Shudong Luo ◽  
Huipeng Yang ◽  
Tingting Jin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Honey Bee ◽  
Pollen Collection ◽  
Sugar Syrup

The effect on pollen collection of feeding honey-bee colonies with sugar syrup

1965 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
pp. 167-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. B. Free
Keyword(s):  
Honey Bee ◽  
Sweet Cherry ◽  
Red Clover ◽  
Pollen Collection ◽  
Sugar Syrup ◽  
Bee Colonies ◽  
Field Beans

The total amount of pollen collected by colonies taken to crops of sweet cherry, field beans and red clover was greatly increased by feeding syrup to the colonies. Hence feeding colonies with sugar syrup increases their pollinating value.

scholarly journals Different energetic diets affect the maintenance of Apis mellifera L. colonies during off-season

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriela Pinto de Oliveira ◽  
Samir Moura Kadri ◽  
Bruno Giovane Emilio Benaglia ◽  
Paulo Eduardo Martins Ribolla ◽  
Ricardo de Oliveira Orsi
Keyword(s):  
Apis Mellifera ◽  
Honey Bee ◽  
Food Consumption ◽  
Physiological State ◽  
Sugarcane Juice ◽  
Population Development ◽  
Expression Levels ◽  
Relative Expression ◽  
Sugar Syrup ◽  
Bee Colonies

AbstractThe aim of this study wasto evaluate the best energetic foodforuse in the maintenance of honey bee colonies during the off-season. To do this, 20Apis mellifera beehives were used(with five beehives per treatment): CTL,control (without feeding); SJ,sugarcane juice; SS,sugar syrup; and IS,inverted sugar. We evaluated the food consumption, population development, and physiological state (expression of vitellogenin and hexamerin 70agenes)of eachcolony.The results showed that the supplementation of colonieswith sugar syrup resulted in an intermediateconsumption and thebetter development of the colony.In addition, this diet ensured that the colonies were in a good physiological state,as beesfed this diet presentedthe highest relative expression levels of vitellogenin and hexamerin 70ameasuredamong all thediets tested.Therefore, sugar syrup was concluded to be the best artificial energetic food for use in thesupplementation of honey bee colonies during the off-season.

scholarly journals Pollen collection and honey bee forager distribution in cantaloupe

2007 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
José Luis Reyes-Carrillo ◽  
Frank A. Eischen ◽  
Pedro Cano-Ríos ◽  
Rafael Rodríguez Martínez ◽  
Urbano Nava Camberos
Keyword(s):  
Apis Mellifera ◽  
Honey Bee ◽  
Cucumis Melo ◽  
Pollen Collection ◽  
Cucumis Melo L

Durante el verano del 2002 la colecta de polen y la distribución de las abejas (Apis mellifera L.) pecoreadoras fueron estudiadas en el cultivo de melón (Cucumis melo L., cv Cruiser ) bajo condiciones de riego por goteo y acolchado plástico. El lote experimental estuvo localizado cerca del Campo Experimental La Laguna del INIFAP, en el municipio de Matamoros, Coahuila, México. Dos experimentos se realizaron en el mismo predio, en lotes separados 800 m por una huerta de nogal. Ambas superficies de melón fueron sembradas en la misma fecha. Experimento N° 1. Al inicio de la floración se colocaron nueve colmenas en tres hectáreas de cultivo. Cada colmena contó con una trampa de polen tipo Ontario modificada. El polen se colectó cada hora de cada colmena un día por semana de las 8:30 hr a las 14:30 hr durante las cuatro primeras semanas de floración del cultivo. Experimento N° 2. Tres semanas después del inicio de la floración se colocaron 30 colmenas en un campo de melón de diez hectáreas. En cuatro surcos de 105 m de longitud se marcaron transectos de diez metros a 25, 50, 75 y 100 metros de distancia del apiario. Las abejas pecoreadoras fueron contadas simultáneamente en cada transecto cada media hora de las 7:30 hr hasta las 20:30 horas, el mismo día en que fue colectado el polen de la tercera semana de floración. La colecta de polen fue mayor temprano por la mañana (22.6 g por colmena), disminuyendo a una cantidad media de las 9:30 hr (13.7 g), 10:30 hr (12.5 g) a las 11:30 hr (9.5 g) y permaneciendo baja desde las 12:30 hasta el mediodía (menos de 2.6 g por colmena; p<0.05). El patrón de distribución mostró que las abejas se presentaron en el cultivo de melón después de las 8:00 hr y alcanzaron su máximo entre las 10:30 hr y las 14:30 hr cuando las abejas iniciaron su disminución hasta el cese de los vuelos a las 20:30 hr. No se encontraron diferencias significativas en el número de abejas pecoreadoras a las diferentes distancias del apiario que fueron evaluadas.

scholarly journals Efficacy of animal origin products and ajwain powder against honey bee diseases in Apis mellifera (Linnaeus) colonies in Uttarakhand-A novel eco-friendly approach

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 68-75
Author(s):  
Ruchira Tiwari ◽  
Meena Dhami ◽  
Vaibhav Mathur ◽  
Brijesh Bisht
Keyword(s):  
Apis Mellifera ◽  
Honey Bee ◽  
Varroa Destructor ◽  
Mite Infestation ◽  
Animal Origin ◽  
Cow Dung ◽  
Sugar Syrup ◽  
Synthetic Chemicals ◽  
Cow Urine ◽  
Worker Brood

The studies to manage the honey bee bacterial European foul brood ( EFB) disease caused by Melisococcus plutonius and ectoparasitic brood mite disease caused by Varroa destructor in the colonies of Apis mellifera (L.) at different locations of Uttarakhand were conducted during 2012- 2013 by applying eco-friendly formulations i.e. spraying of cow urine (desi cow breed), plant decoctions prepared in cow urine, cow dung cake and cow dung ash powders , ajwain seed powder and compared to an antibiotic, terramycin sugar syrup and synthetic chemicals, sulphur and thymol powder with two applications in a month. The data revealed that the cow urine sprays @ 50, 75 and 100% reduced the disease infection to below detectable limit in 10 to 14 days, respectively, as terramycin treated infected colonies where only 50-55% recovery was seen in EFB infection with highest sealed worker brood areas ( SWBA) in cow urine treated honeybee colonies in comparison to terramycin and untreated colonies. Similarly, on the other hand, cow urine (100%) significantly reduced brood mite infestation (72.10%) with highest mean mite fall (48.73) and highest (SWBA) (854.00 cm2) followed by ajwain powder with reduction in brood mi te infestation(65.84%) with mite fall (46.39) and SWBA (749.00 cm2), cow dung powder with reduction in brood mite infestation (71.35%) ,mite fall ( 42.87), SWBA (682.33 cm2), , followed by cow dung ash powder, cow urine @ 25%, in comparison to plant decoctions prepared in cow urine, synthetic chemicals i.e. thymol and sulphur powder after 4 weeks of treatments. Thus, the animal origin products and ajwain powder can serve as apotential eco- friendly measure for management of honeybee diseases in A. mellifera colonies at different locations of Uttarakhand as they significantly increased sealed worker brood area without affecting the activities of workers, queen bee and bee brood in comparison to chemicals and plant decoctions.

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