Naslov
The importance of water availability for honeybee colonies

Autori
Hegić, Gordana ; Janeš, Mateja ; Filipi, Janja ; Prđun, Saša ; Dražić, Maja ; Bubalo, Dragan ; Kezić, Nikola

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Workshop "Honey bee nutrition" / Aleš Gregorc - Bled, 2012, 13-13

Skup
COLOSS Workshop "Honey bee nutrition"

Mjesto i datum
Bled, Slovenija, 22.10.2012. - 23.10.2012

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Nije recenziran

Ključne riječi
water; honey bee

Sažetak
Water plays an important role in honeybee diet. Bees must have continuous and adequate supply of water for normal development and survival. The lack of water may cause indigestion and irregular thermoregulation. Water can also be source of infection and poisoning. Beekeepers use various water supply containers that usually have many disadvantages (inadequate loading capacity, inconstant supply of water, unsatisfactory sanitary conditions). New model of hygienic water supply container has been constructed in order to study permanency, consumption and hygiene of water supply. The experiment took place from 26th of July to 29th of September in 2006 and it included six isolated apiaries of equal strength of colonies. During experiment, 83 colonies consumed 374.1 litters of water. The average water consumption was 5.19 ± 2.88 litters and the average daily water consumption was 0.12 ± 0.007 litters per colony.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Poljoprivreda (agronomija)

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