isn't so prone to swarm as much, great honey producer, light on excess propolis and makes nice looking white comb honey. A great bee for someone new to beekeeping.POOR TRAITS:Can drift between hives and not find their home. Are prone to rob other hives during a dearth. A dearth is a...
It is important for bees to have beehives that are insulated against cold as well as heat. Badly insulated hives cause stress that result in disease, winter losses and absconding of bees. A well-insulated beehive supports the best environmental conditions for a bee colony and reduces stress, ...
April2014,Vo1.8,No.4,PP.335—343JournalofLifeSciences,ISSN1934—7391,USAASurveyofPesticideResiduesinPollenCollectedbyHoneyBeesfromFourDiferentTypesofAgriculturalProductionAreasinSloveniaPeterKozmusandAndr~Sim0n芒i芒AgriculturalInstituteofSlovenia,DepartmentforAnimalScience.Hacquetovaulical7.1000Ljubbam.SloveniaReceiv...
Bee honey (Apis mellifera) had an important role in history. The first records of beekeeping date back to 7000 BC (cave paintings in Spain), and bee fossils are known from approximately 150 million years ago. Honey was used as an embalming material, to preserve fruits and to obtain alcoholi...
quality food sources or nutrients are significant for maintaining honey bee health and longevity. This study examined the changes in HSP 70 and Vg proteins in 6 groups of 48 colonies fed with five different nutrients. The fatty acids that are present in the highest amount inCistus creticus(Pink...
areas of greatest impact on beekeeping activities and a representation of the cumulative effects generated by the different pollutants in the air, water, soil and subsoil compartments. This index may, therefore, constitute an essential tool to support beekeepers in choosing sites for their apiaries...