Effect of food supplementation on the productive and reproductive characteristics of Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758
The objective of this study was to evaluate the performance of Apis mellifera beehives submitted or unsubmitted to an energetic-protein supplementation. The experiment was realized from May to December 2003, in an apiary in Ituporanga (SC). The beehives were randomly distributed in the experimental...
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| author | José Carlos Fiad Padilha Ione Iolanda dos Santos Marília Terezinha Sangoi Padilha Tânia Patrícia Schafaschek Fabio Eduardo Braga |
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| description | The objective of this study was to evaluate the performance of Apis mellifera beehives submitted or unsubmitted to an energetic-protein supplementation. The experiment was realized from May to December 2003, in an apiary in Ituporanga (SC). The beehives were randomly distributed in the experimental area. The energetic-protein supplementation consisted of the syrup of reversed sugar plus a vitamin-protein called L Promoter® and it was applied to five beehives; five other beehives did not receive the supplementation. Data on the number of eggs, larva, pupae, pollen and honey area were evaluated. Significant differences were observed between the treatments for each parameter analyzed. Beehives with the energetic-protein supplementation presented higher values for eggs, larva and pupae when there was little food available in the environment. Beehives with no supplementation presented an increase in pollen area starting in June, while the supplied beehives presented a greater pollen storage when the period of available pollen in nature was decreased and the climatic conditions were not favorable for the harvesting and development of beehives. The energetic-protein supplementation improved the storage of food by the bees, but did not bring forward the development of their beehives. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c45a724cebe048a48208feabfca05d222022-12-21T18:18:46ZengUniversidade Federal de Santa CatarinaBiotemas0103-16432008-12-0121499104Effect of food supplementation on the productive and reproductive characteristics of Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758José Carlos Fiad PadilhaIone Iolanda dos SantosMarília Terezinha Sangoi PadilhaTânia Patrícia SchafaschekFabio Eduardo BragaThe objective of this study was to evaluate the performance of Apis mellifera beehives submitted or unsubmitted to an energetic-protein supplementation. The experiment was realized from May to December 2003, in an apiary in Ituporanga (SC). The beehives were randomly distributed in the experimental area. The energetic-protein supplementation consisted of the syrup of reversed sugar plus a vitamin-protein called L Promoter® and it was applied to five beehives; five other beehives did not receive the supplementation. Data on the number of eggs, larva, pupae, pollen and honey area were evaluated. Significant differences were observed between the treatments for each parameter analyzed. Beehives with the energetic-protein supplementation presented higher values for eggs, larva and pupae when there was little food available in the environment. Beehives with no supplementation presented an increase in pollen area starting in June, while the supplied beehives presented a greater pollen storage when the period of available pollen in nature was decreased and the climatic conditions were not favorable for the harvesting and development of beehives. The energetic-protein supplementation improved the storage of food by the bees, but did not bring forward the development of their beehives.http://www.biotemas.ufsc.br/volumes/pdf/volume214/p99a104.pdfbeekeepingpollenL Promoter®beehives managementbees |
| spellingShingle | José Carlos Fiad Padilha Ione Iolanda dos Santos Marília Terezinha Sangoi Padilha Tânia Patrícia Schafaschek Fabio Eduardo Braga Effect of food supplementation on the productive and reproductive characteristics of Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758 Biotemas beekeeping pollen L Promoter® beehives management bees |
| title | Effect of food supplementation on the productive and reproductive characteristics of Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758 |
| title_full | Effect of food supplementation on the productive and reproductive characteristics of Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758 |
| title_fullStr | Effect of food supplementation on the productive and reproductive characteristics of Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of food supplementation on the productive and reproductive characteristics of Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758 |
| title_short | Effect of food supplementation on the productive and reproductive characteristics of Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758 |
| title_sort | effect of food supplementation on the productive and reproductive characteristics of apis mellifera linnaeus 1758 |
| topic | beekeeping pollen L Promoter® beehives management bees |
| url | http://www.biotemas.ufsc.br/volumes/pdf/volume214/p99a104.pdf |
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