scholarly journals PRODUCTION AND MANAGEMENT OF HONEY BEE IN DANG DISTRICT OF NEPAL

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-106
Author(s):  
Ghanshyam KC ◽  
Pradeep Bhusal ◽  
Kapil Kafle
Keyword(s):  
Honey Bee ◽  
Mobile Application ◽  
Apis Cerana ◽  
Winter Season ◽  
Summer Season ◽  
Structure Questionnaire ◽  
Rural Municipality ◽  
Sugar Syrup ◽  
Bee Colonies ◽  
Rainy And Summer Season

This paper studied the production and management of honey bee in dang district. 35 respondent rearing commercially honey bee of Tulsipur and Ghorahi sub-metropolitan city and Banglachuli rural municipality were selected by using Purposive sampling techniques out of 141 commercial bee growers (Registered AKC, PMAMP). Structure questionnaire where designed to sample opinion of respondents. Data were collected using M-water surveyor mobile Application by using pretesting questionnaire and analyzed using MS-Excel, Statistical Package of Social Science. Results obtained that 72% respondents commercially rearing Apis millifera and 11% rearing Apis cerana. Farmers having 22-117 numbers of hives found maximum (77%). Maximum number of hives rearing found was 500 by commercial bee keepers. Average hive number and Average productivity found were 98 and 31.2kg per hive per year (Apis millifera). 89% respondent were found increasing their enterprise and good source of income was found as the main reason to increase their enterprise whereas 11% respondent were decreasing their enterprise and Shortage of forage was found as the main reason to decrease their enterprise. Hive cleaning practice was adopted by majority of the farmer (40%) to protect the hive from rainy and summer season whereas feeding with sugar syrup was adopted by most of the farmer (80%) during rainy and summer season. Hive covering with jute sacs and straw was found most adopted practice (69%) to protect the bee colonies during winter season. Commercial bee keepers having more number of bee hives and migrate their beehives for foraging in different places outside the valley were found 4 and more times honey harvesting whereas two times harvesting was found by beekeepers rearing Apis cerana. Most of the farmer used to sell honey from farm gate (94%) however the most selling was done to the whole sellers due to lack of storing and processing equipment.

scholarly journals Effects on Some Therapeutical, Biochemical, and Immunological Parameters of Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) Exposed to Probiotic Treatments, in Field and Laboratory Conditions

Insects ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 638
Author(s):  
Ivana Tlak Gajger ◽  
Josipa Vlainić ◽  
Petra Šoštarić ◽  
Janez Prešern ◽  
Jernej Bubnič ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Honey Bee ◽  
Honey Bees ◽  
Immunological Parameters ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Sugar Syrup ◽  
Novel Approach ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Field And Laboratory Conditions ◽  
Negative Factors ◽  
Bee Colonies

Several negative factors contribute to a decline in the number of insect pollinators. As a novel approach in therapy, we hypothesize that the EM® for bees could potentially have an important therapeutic and immunomodulatory effect on honey bee colonies. The aim of our study was to evaluate its impact on honey bees at the individual and colony level. This is the first appliance of the commercial probiotic mix EM® PROBIOTIC FOR BEES in honey bees as economically important social insects. The sugar syrup with 10% of probiotic was administered by spraying or feeding the honey bee colonies in the field conditions, in order to evaluate the infection levels with spores of Nosema spp. and colonies’ strength. Moreover, in laboratory-controlled conditions, in the hoarding cages, adult workers have been fed with sugar syrup supplemented with 2.5, 5, and 10% of EM® for bees for biochemical and immunological analyses of hemolymph, and with 5 and 10% for measuring the size of hypopharyngeal glands. It was found that following the EM® for bees administration the Nosema spp. spore counts in colonies were significantly reduced, and colonies’ strength was increased. The results at the individual level showed significant positive physiological changes in treated groups of adult bees, revealing at the same time a higher mortality rate when feeding sugar syrup supplemented with the probiotic.

scholarly journals Influence of spring feed on the strength of honey bee colonies during spring development

2011 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 1757-1760
Author(s):  
B. Andjelkovic ◽  
G. Jevtic ◽  
M. Mladenovic ◽  
M. Petrovic ◽  
T. Vasic
Keyword(s):  
Honey Bee ◽  
Colony Development ◽  
Forage Crops ◽  
Fourth Group ◽  
The Third ◽  
Spring Period ◽  
Bee Colony ◽  
Sugar Syrup ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Bee Colonies

The strength of honey bee colonies during year depends on wintering and on biologic development of colonies during spring period. To ensure satisfactory colony development in spring period, it is necessary to add stimulative feed. The aim of this study is to determine the effect of different types of spring feed on the honey bee colony strength. Twenty honey bee colonies were selected for this experiment. Colonies were divided into five groups, and each group received different stimulative feed. The first group was fed with sugar syrup, and the second with sugar syrup with added microelements and with vitamin complex. The third group received sugar candy without additives, and the fourth group received sugar candy with addition of microelements and vitamins. The fifth group was fed with honey. The experiment was conducted on the apiary of the Institute for forage crops in Krusevac.

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 Sublethal concentrations of clothianidin affect honey bee colony behavior and interact with landscapes to affect colony growth

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
William G. Meikle ◽  
John J. Adamczyk ◽  
Milagra Weiss ◽  
Janie Ross ◽  
Chris Werle ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Honey Bee ◽  
Sonoran Desert ◽  
Colony Growth ◽  
Bee Colony ◽  
Sugar Syrup ◽  
Continuous Basis ◽  
Bee Health ◽  
Bee Colonies ◽  
Stressful Environments ◽  
Sublethal Concentrations

AbstractHoney bee colonies were exposed to sublethal concentrations (5 and 20 ppb) of clothianidin in sugar syrup, while control colonies were fed syrup with no pesticide. In addition to standard colony assessments of adult bees and brood, hive weight and internal temperature were monitored on a continuous basis at all sites. Experiments were conducted twice in Arizona, in successive years at the same site, and once in Mississippi, to examine the concomitant effects of weather and landscape. Adult bee masses at the Arizona site were significantly affected by clothianidin concentration. Newly-emerged bee dry weights, measured only at the Arizona site, were significantly lower for colonies fed 5 ppb clothianidin compared to the other groups. CO2 concentration, also only measured at the Arizona site, was higher in colonies fed 20 ppb clothianidin. Neither daily hive weight change nor colony thermoregulation were affected by clothianidin exposure. The Mississippi site had higher rainfall, more diverse land use, and a different temperature regime, and bee colonies there did not show any effects of clothianidin. These results suggest that bee colonies in more stressful environments, such as the Sonoran desert of southern Arizona, are affected more by clothianidin exposure than colonies at sites with higher rainfall and more forage. Clothianidin was also found to be, like imidacloprid, highly stable in honey in the hive environment at least over several months. These results also showed that CO2 concentration within the hive is potentially valuable in measuring the effects of stressors on bee health.

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.

Feeding sugar syrup to honey bee colonies to improve pollination: a review

Bee World ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 78 (2) ◽  
pp. 56-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
R Mark Goodwin
Keyword(s):  
Honey Bee ◽  
Sugar Syrup ◽  
Bee Colonies

scholarly journals A scientific note on the association of black fungus beetles (Alphitobius laevigatus, Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) with Eastern honey bee colonies (Apis cerana)

Apidologie ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 271-273 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jakkrawut Maitip ◽  
Xuan Zhang ◽  
Ken Tan ◽  
Pham Hong Thai ◽  
Maxim V. Nabozhenko ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Honey Bee ◽  
Apis Cerana ◽  
Scientific Note ◽  
Bee Colonies ◽  
Coleoptera Tenebrionidae

scholarly journals Efficiency of probiotic supplements in the dynamics of economically useful indicators of honey-bee colonies

2021 ◽  
Vol 36 ◽  
pp. 05014
Author(s):  
A.I. Lyubimov ◽  
S.L. Vorobieva ◽  
A.S. Tronina ◽  
V.M. Yudin
Keyword(s):  
Bacillus Subtilis ◽  
Beneficial Effect ◽  
Honey Bee ◽  
The Body ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Bee Colony ◽  
Sugar Syrup ◽  
Bee Colonies ◽  
Intensive Search

In the modern world, the problem of honey-bee colonies’ death is acute. An intensive search is underway for environmentally friendly preparations that could stimulate the bees’ resistance to various diseases, as well as have a beneficial effect on the body, thereby contributing to an increase in honey productivity. Preparations based on live probiotics bacteria of Lactobacillus and Bacillus subtilis genus are currently becoming increasingly popular. The use of probiotics in beekeeping allows to destroy pathogenic microflora, strengthen immunity and activate the body’s metabolic processes. The aim of the study was to determine the influence efficiency of probiotic preparations complex ApiVrach, SpasiPchel, Pche-loNormoSil during the period of spring development on the economically useful traits of honey-bee colonies. Studies have found that when probiotics are added to sugar syrup in the spring, the brood growth of bee colonies and their honey productivity are activated. The flight activity of bees when feeding with probiotic preparations increased by 43.6% from the control group. When assessing the dynamics of the bee colony’s strength, it was found that the usage of “ApiVrach” + “PcheloNormoSil” combination allows increasing the amount of sealed brood by 4 times, and the strength of the bee colony - by 1.5 times. Also, this combination of preparations made it possible to obtain the largest amount of total honey yield by 19.2% more than the control group, by 3.0% more than the group that received the ApiVrach + SpasiPchel complex and by 1.1% more than when using ApiVrach.

FEEDING SUGAR SYRUP TO HONEY BEE COLONIES TO IMPROVE KIWIFRUIT POLLEN COLLECTION: A REVIEW

1991 ◽  
pp. 265-269 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.M. Goodwin ◽  
A. Ten Houten ◽  
J.H. Perry
Keyword(s):  
Honey Bee ◽  
Pollen Collection ◽  
Sugar Syrup ◽  
Bee Colonies
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