The effect of the smart system enhancing the overwintering performance of bees on overwintering index and honey production traits of honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies
The present study aimed to investigate the effect of the smart system enhancing the overwintering performance of bees on in overwintering index and honey production traits of honey bee colonies in the climatic conditions of Kurdistan province from February 2022 to May 2024. This research was designe...
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| description | The present study aimed to investigate the effect of the smart system enhancing the overwintering performance of bees on in overwintering index and honey production traits of honey bee colonies in the climatic conditions of Kurdistan province from February 2022 to May 2024. This research was designed and implemented in the form of a completely randomized design with three treatments (including: the first treatment of honeybee colonies with the smart system enhancing with a wooden protector, the second treatment of honeybee colonies with the smart system enhancing with a concrete protector and the third treatment of honeybee colonies without the smart system enhancing as a control) and 7 replications. Experimental colonies were homogenized in terms of queen age, population (adults and brood) and hive type in April to September 2022 before conducting the experiment. Variance analysis results of the data obtained from the present study showed that the installation of the smart system enhancing the overwintering performance of bees had a significant effect on overwintering index and honey production trait of the studied honey bee colonies (p<0.01). Based on the mean comparison results, the highest average wintering index and honey production traits with an average of 6.11 and 20.26 kg, respectively, are related to honey bee colonies with the smart system enhancing the overwintering performance of bees with a concrete protector, and the lowest with an average of 65. 2 and 7.98 kg were related to the control treatment. According to the findings of the present research, the use of the smart system enhancing the overwintering performance of bees with a concrete protector can be suggested to reduce winter losses, increase colony production and also reduce temperature fluctuations in the early months of the year inside the colony in Kurdistan province and other neighboring provinces with similar climatic conditions. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e9463686c7504eaf8b371397f395c3ad2025-08-20T03:57:31ZengEntomological Society of Iranنامه انجمن حشرهشناسی ایران0259-99962783-39682025-07-0145345546410.61186/jesi.45.3.11134020The effect of the smart system enhancing the overwintering performance of bees on overwintering index and honey production traits of honey bee (Apis mellifera) coloniesAtaollah Rahimi0Saleh Salehi1Naser Tajabadi2Animal Science Research Department, Kurdistan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Sanandaj, IranAnimal Science Research Department, Kurdistan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Sanandaj, IranDepartment of Honeybee, Animal Science Research Institute of Iran, Agricultural Research, Edcucation and Extention Organization (AREEO), Karaj, IranThe present study aimed to investigate the effect of the smart system enhancing the overwintering performance of bees on in overwintering index and honey production traits of honey bee colonies in the climatic conditions of Kurdistan province from February 2022 to May 2024. This research was designed and implemented in the form of a completely randomized design with three treatments (including: the first treatment of honeybee colonies with the smart system enhancing with a wooden protector, the second treatment of honeybee colonies with the smart system enhancing with a concrete protector and the third treatment of honeybee colonies without the smart system enhancing as a control) and 7 replications. Experimental colonies were homogenized in terms of queen age, population (adults and brood) and hive type in April to September 2022 before conducting the experiment. Variance analysis results of the data obtained from the present study showed that the installation of the smart system enhancing the overwintering performance of bees had a significant effect on overwintering index and honey production trait of the studied honey bee colonies (p<0.01). Based on the mean comparison results, the highest average wintering index and honey production traits with an average of 6.11 and 20.26 kg, respectively, are related to honey bee colonies with the smart system enhancing the overwintering performance of bees with a concrete protector, and the lowest with an average of 65. 2 and 7.98 kg were related to the control treatment. According to the findings of the present research, the use of the smart system enhancing the overwintering performance of bees with a concrete protector can be suggested to reduce winter losses, increase colony production and also reduce temperature fluctuations in the early months of the year inside the colony in Kurdistan province and other neighboring provinces with similar climatic conditions.https://jesi.areeo.ac.ir/article_134020_ca663ce2e88198ab968a4669f3e918e0.pdfhoney beewinter lossessmart systemoverwinteringbehavioral and functional traits |
| spellingShingle | Ataollah Rahimi Saleh Salehi Naser Tajabadi The effect of the smart system enhancing the overwintering performance of bees on overwintering index and honey production traits of honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies نامه انجمن حشرهشناسی ایران honey bee winter losses smart system overwintering behavioral and functional traits |
| title | The effect of the smart system enhancing the overwintering performance of bees on overwintering index and honey production traits of honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies |
| title_full | The effect of the smart system enhancing the overwintering performance of bees on overwintering index and honey production traits of honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies |
| title_fullStr | The effect of the smart system enhancing the overwintering performance of bees on overwintering index and honey production traits of honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies |
| title_full_unstemmed | The effect of the smart system enhancing the overwintering performance of bees on overwintering index and honey production traits of honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies |
| title_short | The effect of the smart system enhancing the overwintering performance of bees on overwintering index and honey production traits of honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies |
| title_sort | effect of the smart system enhancing the overwintering performance of bees on overwintering index and honey production traits of honey bee apis mellifera colonies |
| topic | honey bee winter losses smart system overwintering behavioral and functional traits |
| url | https://jesi.areeo.ac.ir/article_134020_ca663ce2e88198ab968a4669f3e918e0.pdf |
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