Çakmak Ibrahim, Kul Basri, Ben Abdelkader Faten, Seven Çakmak Selvinar
Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Animal Science, Bursa Uludag University, Gorukle Campus, Nilufer, 16059, Bursa, Türkiye.
Beekeeping Development-Application and Research Center-AGAM, Bursa Uludag University, Gorukle Campus, Nilufer, 16059, Bursa, Türkiye.
Int J Biometeorol. 2023 Nov;67(11):1765-1774. doi: 10.1007/s00484-023-02537-w. Epub 2023 Aug 16.
Temperature adjustment was used to buffer against changes in external environmental temperature by a heating device. Two groups of honey bee colonies Apis mellifera anatoliaca were used: one as experimental (20) and the other control (10), which were equalized in terms of the number of brood frames, frames with bees, food, hive materials, and health treatments. The experimental colonies were heated during the cold season, and the temperature and humidity inside the hive were recorded. The number of frames of brood, frames of bees, and Varroa destructor mite numbers were also determined for all hives. Results suggest that the number of brood frames and frames with bees increased significantly in the hives with the heating treatment. However, varroa mite numbers also increased significantly in the heated colonies in comparison to the control colonies. Colony losses were significantly less (15%) in heated colonies compared to a 40% loss in control colonies. This is the first account demonstrating that using simple heating devices can support weak colonies during the cold season in general, and colony losses can be reduced significantly from this heating treatment in cold seasons.
通过加热装置进行温度调节，以缓冲外部环境温度的变化。使用了两组安纳托利亚蜜蜂蜂群：一组作为实验组（20群），另一组作为对照组（10群），两组在子脾框数量、有蜜蜂的框数、食物、蜂巢材料和健康处理方面保持均衡。在寒冷季节对实验组蜂群进行加热，并记录蜂巢内的温度和湿度。还测定了所有蜂箱的子脾框数、有蜜蜂的框数以及狄斯瓦螨数量。结果表明，经过加热处理的蜂箱中，子脾框数和有蜜蜂的框数显著增加。然而，与对照蜂群相比，加热蜂群中的狄斯瓦螨数量也显著增加。与对照蜂群40%的损失率相比，加热蜂群的蜂群损失率显著更低（15%）。这是首次有研究表明，一般来说，使用简单的加热装置可以在寒冷季节支持弱势蜂群，并且通过这种加热处理可以在寒冷季节显著减少蜂群损失。
