Factors influencing on the quality of queen bees (A. mellifera) artificially bred
Abstract
During the period 2003-2007 three experimental assays were carried out in order to evaluate the influence of some factors like number of cup cells introduced, the season and the substrate used, on the quality of queen bees produced in the queen bees breeding place of Provincial Foundation of Apiculture of Camagüey, located at the northeastern of the city. The quality of the queen bees was determined starting from the standards of weight, phenotypic characteristics and level of acceptation according to the strain used. In the case of the number of cells introduced, it was concluded that the best variant is using 30 cup cells/ breeding hive which gave the greatest weights taken after the starting of the oviposition (236 mg/animal). The period of the year influenced on the quality of queen bees, with significant differences at favor of March to May and after that in October, while the substrates used during the transfer, in the case honey, honey + royal jelly (50-50) and royal jelly, the last one showed better results in relation to the weight, phenotypic characteristics and acceptation of the animals. It was concluded that there is a remarkable influence of studied factors on the quality of queen bees obtained in the breeding place. It is recommended that the best found variants be applied at the level of foundation.
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