Naslov
Influence of the position and a number of Apidea type mating hives in blocs of 8 to 12, to the mating success, on the island mating station Unije, in May 2009, by Apis mellifera carnica

Autori
Šekulja, Damir

Izvornik
Apidologie (Celle) (0044-8435) 41 (2010), 6; 676-694

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, pregledni rad, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Apidea mating hives, mating success

Sažetak
When hundreds of mating hives are placed, close to each other, drifting of queens is normally accepted as one of the factors which are negatively influencing the mating success, especially when mating hives are placed in blocks. In spite of that, drifting behavior of the queens is in practice rarely observed, because unsuccessful drifting is usually noticed just as a lower percentage of the mating success. The influence of the position and a number of Apidea type mating hives (in blocs of 8 to 12) to the mating success on the island of Unije, was checked on 700 Apideas. Due to the limited choice of suitable places on the island for placing mating hives, it has proven to be convenient to use the system of 8 mating hives in block (4 mating hives per floor). To observe eventual difference in mating success based on the position of the mating hives in blocks of 8, mating success was separately checked on lower and upper floors. In blocks of 12, it was checked in lower, middle and upper floor. It was also checked weather there was a difference in mating success between blocks of 8 or 12, i.e. weather it would make sense to use mating hives in blocks of 12. Some blocks of 8 were placed on the ground, to compare their mating succes with those placed on the sticks above the ground. In blocks of 8 Apidea placed on the sticks above the ground, mating success was 54, 1%. On upper floors it was 57, 2%, and 50, 9% on the lower floors. When placed on the ground, mating success on the lower floors was 68, 8%, and on the upper floors only 43, 8%. In blocks of 12 Apidea, mating success was 55, 0%. On the lower floors it was 75, 0%, on the upper floors 50%, and 40% in the middle floors. However, there was no significant difference in average mating success rate between the blocks of 8 (54, 1%) and 12 Apidea (55, 0%).

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

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