Evaluation of Methods for The Acceptance of the Artificially Inseminated Queen Bee to the Colony

Yıl 2023, Cilt: 8 Sayı: 3, 554 - 558, 30.09.2023

Arda Onur Özkök

https://doi.org/10.35229/jaes.1346804

Cited By: 1

Öz

: When artificial insemination practices in honey bees are used correctly, they actively increase yield characteristics. However, producers may experience serious problems when accepting artificially inseminated queen bees to the colonies. To minimize this problem, inseminated queen bees are first accepted into small mating boxes. Small colonies are formed, supported, and developed after admission to the new colony. In addition to spending serious effort and time, this process causes maimed queen bees and even colony losses if they fail. In the study, 21 queen bees were used, 7 of which were queen bees in each group. 7 queen bees were naturally mated. After 7 queens were artificially inseminated, they were first given to small mating colonies using the classical method. Queen bees that accepted and laid eggs were introduced to colonies with 4-5 laths of worker bees. 7 colonies were given as queen bee thimbles 2 days before hatching. Queens that had hatched were inseminated and given to the same colonies. Whether the queen bees given to the colonies in 3 different groups were accepted into the colonies was evaluated after 10 days. The egg-laying rates of the queens admitted to the colony were checked after the egg appeared. In the controls, it was seen that the acceptance of the queen bees kept individually in their own colony was less laborious and more successful than the classical method.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Artificial insemination, honey bee colony, queen bee

Suni Tohumlanan Kraliçe Arının Koloniye Kabulü için Yöntemlerin Değerlendirilmesi

Öz

Bal arılarında suni tohumlama uygulamaları doğru kullanıldığında verim özelliklerinin arttırılmasında etkin rol oynamaktadır. Ancak suni tohumlanan kraliçe arıların kolonilere kabullendirilmesi sırasında üreticiler ciddi sorun yaşayabilmektedirler. Bu sorunu minimize etmek amacıyla tohumlanan kraliçe arılar önce küçük çiftleşme kutularına kabullendirildikten sonra küçük koloniler oluşturularak yeni koloniye kabulün ardından desteklenerek geliştirilmektedirler. Bu süreçte ciddi emek ve zaman harcamanın yanında başarısız olmaları durumunda sakatlanan kraliçe arılara hatta koloni kayıplarına sebep olmaktadır. Çalışmada her grupta 7 adet kraliçe arı olmak üzere 21 adet kraliçe arı kullanıldı. 7 kraliçe arı doğal çiftleştirildi. 7 kraliçe suni tohumlandıktan sonra klasik yöntemle önce küçük çiftleşme kolonilerine verildi. Kabul edilen ve yumurtlayan kraliçe arılar 4-5 çıta işçi arı mevcudiyetine sahip kolonilere kabul ettirildi. 7 koloni ise kraliçe arısı alınarak oluşturulan kolonilere çıkımdan 2 gün önce kraliçe arı yüksüğü olarak verildi. Çıkımı gerçekleşen kraliçeler tohumlanarak aynı kolonilere verildi. 3 farklı gruptaki kolonilere verilen kraliçe arıların kolonilere kabul edilip edilmediği 10 gün sonra kontrol edilerek değerlendirildi. Koloniye kabul edilen kraliçelerin yumurtlama oranları yumurta görülükten sonra kontrol edildi. Yapılan kontrollerde kendi kolonisinde bireysel olarak tutulan kraliçe arıların kabulünün klasik yönteme göre daha az zahmetli ve daha başarılı olduğu görüldü.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Bal arısı kolonisi, kraliçe arı, suni tohumlama

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