Model for finding the number of honey bee colonies needed for the optimal foraging process in a specific geographical location

Finding a proper location for a bee apiary is a crucial task for beekeepers and especially for travelling beekeepers. Normally beekeepers choose an appropriate apiary location based on their previous experience and sometimes the location may not be optimal for the bee colonies. This can be explained by different flowering periods, variation of resources at the known fields, as well as other factors. In addition it is very challenging to evaluate how many bee colonies should be placed in one geographical location for an optimal nectar foraging process. This research presents a model for finding the number of honey bee colonies needed for the optimal foraging process in the specific location, taking into account several assumptions. Authors propose to take into account potential field productivity, possible chemical contamination, surroundings of the apiary. To run the model, several steps have to be completed, starting from the selection of area of interest, conversion to polygons for further calculations, defining the roads in the selected area. The outcome of the model number of colonies that should be placed is presented to the user. The Python language was used for the model development. The model can be extended to use additional factors and values to increase the precision of the evaluation. In addition, input from users (farmers, agricultural specialists, etc.) about external factors that can affect the number of bee colonies in the apiary can be taken into account. This work is conducted within the Horizon 2020 FET project HIVEOPOLIS (Nr.824069).

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Potential Honey Bee Plants of Egypt

Cercetari Agronomice in Moldova ◽

10.1515/cerce-2015-0034 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 48 (2) ◽

pp. 99-108 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

H.F. Abou-Shaara

Keyword(s):

Apis Mellifera ◽

Flowering Time ◽

Honey Bee ◽

Honey Bees ◽

Potential Benefit ◽

Review Paper ◽

Specific Region ◽

Pollen Production ◽

Bee Colonies ◽

Selection Of

AbstractThere are various plants with potential feeding importance to honey bee, Apis mellifera, colonies as source of pollen, nectar or both. Selection of suitable regions for apiaries mainly depends on the availability of honey bee plants in the apiary region. Identifying honey bee plants in specific region is very essential for honey and pollen production from honey bee colonies. Lacking the information about the beneficial plants for honey bees including; plant name, flowering time and potential benefit to honey bee colonies could be considered as a limitation for beekeeping development. So far honey bee plants are not well studied in Egypt. This review paper presents potential honey bee plants in Egypt using the available publications. The studies on honey bee plants in Egypt were also reviewed. This work can be considered as a guide for beekeepers and researchers. Moreover, the presented plants here can be used in comparing honey bee plants of Egypt with other countries to get a better understanding of honey bee flora. More detailed investigations on honey bee plants are strongly required to be done at all Egyptian Governorates

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GENETIC IMPROVEMENT OF HONEY BEES FOR KEEPING IN EXTREMAL CLIMATIC CONDITIONS

CONCEPTUAL AND APPLIED ASPECTS OF INVERTEBRATE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND BIOLOGICAL EDUCATION ◽

10.17223/978-5-94621-931-0-2020-55 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

R.A. Ilyasov ◽

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A.G. Nikolenko ◽

H.W. Kwon ◽

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Keyword(s):

Honey Bee ◽

Honey Bees ◽

Genetic Improvement ◽

Climatic Conditions ◽

Cold Climate ◽

Ural Mountains ◽

Nuclear Microsatellite ◽

And Behavior ◽

Bee Colonies ◽

Selection Of

Genetic improvement of honey bee populations based on molecular genetics features is faster and precision in comparison with morphometry and behavior-based methods. We developed the method based on nine nuclear microsatellite loci that allow a selection of most adaptive honey bee colonies by genetically defined features. Our study the heterozygosity of the dark European bee A. m. mellifera inhabiting the extremely cold region of the Ural Mountains to provide a marker-assisted selection for revealing the high adapted to extremely cold climate honey bee population can be applied for markerassisted selection of honey bees adapted to beekeeping in extremal climatic conditions.

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MULTICRITERIA-BASED ESTIMATION OF SELECTION OF COMMERCIAL PROPERTY CONSTRUCTION SITE/KOMERCINIŲ OBJEKTŲ STATYBOS VIETOS PARINKIMO VERTINIMAS ĮVAIRIAIS ASPEKTAIS

Journal of Civil Engineering and Management ◽

10.3846/13921525.2001.10531775 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 7 (6) ◽

pp. 474-480 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Leonas Ustinovičius ◽

Andrius Stasiulionis

Keyword(s):

Real Estate ◽

Model Development ◽

Ideal Point ◽

Geographical Location ◽

Multicriteria Decision Making ◽

Commercial Building ◽

Weighting Method ◽

Commercial Property ◽

Electre Method ◽

Selection Of

When investing into real estate, especially into commercial buildings, it is very important to choose a right location. Location should be chosen in order to meet highest and best usage of the future commercial building. Usefulness and efficiency of location are determined by qualities which may be divided into the following groups: 1) common qualities; 2) special qualities characteristic to a particular activity. Great attention should be paid to city land use model. Development of Vilnius City has been based on several models and due to a great variety and instability of location criteria, selection of land site for commercial property becomes complicated. Real estate investments require creation of cardinal criteria system, which could facilitate the selection of location. Exhaustive information about location is of vital importance for investments into real estate. Therefore research of information systems related to geographical location, GIS, must be conducted. Using cardinal criteria system we would be able to match multicriteria decision-making methods suitable for solving discrete alternative problems. After having determined cardinal criteria, most suitable multicriteria decisionmaking methods are as follows: 1) linear reckoning/ascription method; 2) simple add weighting method (SAW); 3) hierarchical add weighting method; 4) ELECTRE method; 5) method of distance from ideal point (TOPSIS). From the practical point of view it is difficult to define ideal location as possibility to compensate by other criteria or attach to one the particular criterion, as every location is unique in its one way. ELECTRE method based on binary comparison of options in order to determine whether the criteria of option meet criteria's predomination or contradict it was chosen as one of the most suitable innovative selective methods for choosing the commercial property's location.

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The influence of the family-educator on the economic, biological and ethological characteristics of the queen honey bee (Apis mellifera)

Samara Journal of Science ◽

10.17816/snv202105 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 32-35

Author(s):

Aleksandr R. Bykov

Keyword(s):

Apis Mellifera ◽

Honey Bee ◽

Foster Families ◽

Phenotype Variability ◽

The Family ◽

The Future ◽

Key Features ◽

Bee Colonies ◽

Selection Of

This paper discusses the change in the economic, biological and ethological characteristics of the uterus of the honeybee under the influence of the teachers family. This issue is currently of concern to many breeders, as it has not been fully studied. It is the phenotype variability that is the determining component of selection. The method of evaluating the uterus by their key features, which are an integral part of the selection, is described. These key features are peace, loyalty, honey productivity and perseverance on the frame. The author considers the possibility of using non-tribal families (families taken without analysis and selection) as a family-educator, as it most often happens in uterine apiaries. The results show the differences between the groups of mother-sisters from different families-educators. From these results it is clearly seen that different breeds of bee colonies make changes in the useful economic characteristics of the queens, according to their pedigree characteristics. Such changes are unacceptable in this case, and therefore deserve attention. An analysis is made of exactly how the qualitative signs of the uterus change and what is most often worth paying attention to. A more thorough selection of foster families according to their pedigree characteristics is proposed. After all, the future of breeding depends on the quality selection of families-educators, maternal and father families.

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Identification and Treatment of European Foulbrood in Honey Bee Colonies

EDIS ◽

10.32473/edis-in1272-2019 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2020 (1) ◽

pp. 7

Author(s):

Catherine M. Mueller ◽

Cameron Jack ◽

Ashley N. Mortensen ◽

Jamie D. Ellis

Keyword(s):

Honey Bee ◽

Bacterial Disease ◽

American Foulbrood ◽

Fact Sheet ◽

European Foulbrood ◽

Bee Colonies ◽

Honey Bee Larvae

European foulbrood is a bacterial disease that affects Western honey bee larvae. It is a concern to beekeepers everywhere, though it is less serious than American foulbrood because it does not form spores, which means that it can be treated. This 7-page fact sheet written by Catherine M. Mueller, Cameron J. Jack, Ashley N. Mortensen, and Jamie Ellis and published by the UF/IFAS Entomology and Nematology Department describes the disease and explains how to identify it to help beekeepers manage their colonies effectively and prevent the spread of both American and European foulbrood.https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/in1272

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Honey bee sociometry: Tracking honey bee colonies and their nest contents from swarm until death

10.1603/ice.2016.111152 ◽

2016 ◽

Author(s):

Michael L Smith

Keyword(s):

Honey Bee ◽

Bee Colonies

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The Oxford Handbook of the Operatic Canon

10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190224202.001.0001 ◽

2020 ◽

Keyword(s):

Musical Theater ◽

Geographical Location ◽

The United States ◽

Late Nineteenth Century ◽

Limited Sample ◽

The United Kingdom ◽

Production And Consumption ◽

Formation History ◽

Artistic Directors ◽

Selection Of

This collection examines the phenomenon of the operatic canon: its formation, history, current ontology and practical influence, and future. It does so by taking an international and interdisciplinary view: the workshops from which it was derived included the participation of critics, producers, artistic directors, stage directors, opera company CEOs, and even economists, from the United Kingdom, the United States, France, Italy, Ireland, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, and Canada. The volume is structured as a series of dialogues: each subtopic is addressed by two essays, introduced jointly by the authors, and followed by a jointly compiled list of further reading. These paired essays complement each other in different ways, for example by treating the same geographical location in different periods, by providing different national or regional perspectives on the same period, or by thinking through similar conceptual issues in contrasting milieus. Part I consists of a selection of surveys of operatic production and consumption contexts in France, Italy, Germany, England, Russia, and the Americas, arranged in rough order from the late seventeenth century to the late nineteenth century. Part II is a (necessarily) limited sample of subjects that illuminate the operatic canon from different—sometimes intentionally oblique—angles, ranging from the influence of singers to the contiguous genres of operetta and musical theater, and the effects of recording and broadcast over almost 150 years. The volume concludes with two essays written by prominent figures from the opera industry who give their sense of the operatic canon’s evolution and prospects.

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