Effect of a home-made pollen substitute on honey bee colony development

2007 ◽  
pp. 114-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
J van der Steen
Keyword(s):  
Honey Bee ◽  
Colony Development ◽  
Bee Colony ◽  
Honey Bee Colony

Effects of worker genotypic diversity on honey bee colony development and behavior ( Apis mellifera L.)

1995 ◽  
Vol 36 (6) ◽  
pp. 387-396 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. E. Page Jr. ◽  
Gene E. Robinson ◽  
M. Kim Fondrk ◽  
Medhat E. Nasr
Keyword(s):  
Apis Mellifera ◽  
Honey Bee ◽  
Genotypic Diversity ◽  
Colony Development ◽  
Bee Colony ◽  
Honey Bee Colony ◽  
And Behavior

Effects of worker genotypic diversity on honey bee colony development and behavior (Apis mellifera L.)

1995 ◽  
Vol 36 (6) ◽  
pp. 387-396 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert E. Page ◽  
Gene E. Robinson ◽  
M. Kim Fondrk ◽  
Medhat E. Nasr
Keyword(s):  
Apis Mellifera ◽  
Honey Bee ◽  
Genotypic Diversity ◽  
Colony Development ◽  
Bee Colony ◽  
Honey Bee Colony ◽  
And Behavior

scholarly journals Honey bee colony mortality and productivity with single and dual infestations of parasitic mite species

Apidologie ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 32 (6) ◽  
pp. 567-575 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danielle L. Downey ◽  
Mark L. Winston
Keyword(s):  
Honey Bee ◽  
Mite Species ◽  
Bee Colony ◽  
Parasitic Mite ◽  
Honey Bee Colony

Worker's genetic diversity has no relation to pollen diversity in a honey bee colony (Apis mellifera L.)

1994 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michał Woyciechowski ◽  
Zofia Warakomska
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Diversity ◽  
Apis Mellifera ◽  
Honey Bee ◽  
Bee Colony ◽  
Honey Bee Colony

scholarly journals Ovipositor sources for queen-rearing of honey bee (Apis mellifera) revealed inheritable maternal effect on reared queen

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Longtao Yu ◽  
Xinxin Shi ◽  
Xujiang He ◽  
Weiyu Yan ◽  
Xiaobo Wu
Keyword(s):  
Honey Bee ◽  
Maternal Effects ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
Reproductive Potential ◽  
Colony Growth ◽  
Bee Colony ◽  
Physiological Indexes ◽  
Foraging Ability ◽  
Honey Bee Colony ◽  
Weight Number

Abstract Queen is arguably the most important member of a honey bee colony, and queen quality is crucial for honey bee colony growth and development. In this study, queens were reared with eggs laid in queen cells (QE), eggs laid in worker cells (WE) and 2-day old larvae in worker cells (L). Those physiological indexes (the weight, thorax size and number of ovarioles) of newly reared queens in each group were measured. Moreover, the reproductive potential of the newly reared queens and foraging ability of worker bees laid by the newly reared queens in each group were further explored. In addition, we also examined whether maternal effects would be transmitted to the offspring queens in honey bee. We found that the weight, number of ovarioles and thorax weight of newly emerged queens in QE were significantly higher than those in WE and L, suggesting the reproductive potential was stronger in QE group than WE and L group. Furthermore, offspring worker bees and queens of QE queens had higher weight at emergence than those from the other two groups. This study proved profound honey bee maternal effects on queen quality, which can be transmitted to their offspring. Our results of the present study were important for improving queen quality and promoting the development of beekeeping and agriculture.

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