*EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE AND COLONY STRENGTH ON HONEY BEES FORAGING Apis mellifera L. (Apidae–Hymenoptera)

Results of studying honey bees foraging (number of foraging bees) showed that temperature has an effect on number of foraging bees. and that the highest foraging of honey bees was at 45°C with a mean of 190.96 bees/hive.While the lowest foraging was at 15°C with a mean of 4.67 bees/hive. The e...

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Main Author: Mahdi Mohammed Salih Saeed
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Language:English
Published: College of Agriculture 2010-02-01
Series:Mesopotamia Journal of Agriculture
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description Results of studying honey bees foraging (number of foraging bees) showed that temperature has an effect on number of foraging bees. and that the highest foraging of honey bees was at 45°C with a mean of 190.96 bees/hive.While the lowest foraging was at 15°C with a mean of 4.67 bees/hive. The effect of temperature on number of bees collecting nectar and water showed that the highest number was at 36°C with a mean of 21.70 bees/hive and the lowest number was at 15°C with a mean of 0.20 bees/hive As for the strength of colony on the mean number of foraging bees the study showed that the strong colonies gave the highest number with a mean of 95.39 bees/hive while the weak colonies gave the lowest number with a mean of 40.69 bees/hive . Concerning the strength of colony effect on number of bees collecting water and nectar, the strong colonies gave the highest number with a mean of 82.06 bees/hive while the weakest colonies gave the lowest number with a mean of 35.41 bees/hive . The strong colonies also gave the highest number of bees collecting nectar with a mean of 13.68 bees/hive while the weak colonies gave the lowest number with a mean of 6.03 bees/hive .
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spelling doaj-art-c36219028d28402781fe84eba7f9e7a22025-08-20T03:04:59ZengCollege of AgricultureMesopotamia Journal of Agriculture1815-316X2224-97962010-02-0138020020510.33899/magrj.2010.3630236302*EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE AND COLONY STRENGTH ON HONEY BEES FORAGING Apis mellifera L. (Apidae–Hymenoptera)Mahdi Mohammed Salih SaeedResults of studying honey bees foraging (number of foraging bees) showed that temperature has an effect on number of foraging bees. and that the highest foraging of honey bees was at 45°C with a mean of 190.96 bees/hive.While the lowest foraging was at 15°C with a mean of 4.67 bees/hive. The effect of temperature on number of bees collecting nectar and water showed that the highest number was at 36°C with a mean of 21.70 bees/hive and the lowest number was at 15°C with a mean of 0.20 bees/hive As for the strength of colony on the mean number of foraging bees the study showed that the strong colonies gave the highest number with a mean of 95.39 bees/hive while the weak colonies gave the lowest number with a mean of 40.69 bees/hive . Concerning the strength of colony effect on number of bees collecting water and nectar, the strong colonies gave the highest number with a mean of 82.06 bees/hive while the weakest colonies gave the lowest number with a mean of 35.41 bees/hive . The strong colonies also gave the highest number of bees collecting nectar with a mean of 13.68 bees/hive while the weak colonies gave the lowest number with a mean of 6.03 bees/hive .https://magrj.mosuljournals.com/article_36302_3859131a0c095732b083d9af76b95b9f.pdf
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*EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE AND COLONY STRENGTH ON HONEY BEES FORAGING Apis mellifera L. (Apidae–Hymenoptera)
Mesopotamia Journal of Agriculture
title *EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE AND COLONY STRENGTH ON HONEY BEES FORAGING Apis mellifera L. (Apidae–Hymenoptera)
title_full *EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE AND COLONY STRENGTH ON HONEY BEES FORAGING Apis mellifera L. (Apidae–Hymenoptera)
title_fullStr *EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE AND COLONY STRENGTH ON HONEY BEES FORAGING Apis mellifera L. (Apidae–Hymenoptera)
title_full_unstemmed *EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE AND COLONY STRENGTH ON HONEY BEES FORAGING Apis mellifera L. (Apidae–Hymenoptera)
title_short *EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE AND COLONY STRENGTH ON HONEY BEES FORAGING Apis mellifera L. (Apidae–Hymenoptera)
title_sort effect of temperature and colony strength on honey bees foraging apis mellifera l apidae hymenoptera
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