Using Possibility of Island as Isolated Honey Bee Breeding Apiary
2013
Lee, M.Y., RDA, Suwon, Republic of Korea | Lee, M.R., RDA, Suwon, Republic of Korea | Hong, I.P., RDA, Suwon, Republic of Korea | Woo, S.O., RDA, Suwon, Republic of Korea | Shim, H.S., RDA, Suwon, Republic of Korea | Choi, Y.S., RDA, Suwon, Republic of Korea | Han, S.M., RDA, Suwon, Republic of Korea | Byun, K.H., RDA, Suwon, Republic of Korea | Kim, J.M., RDA, Suwon, Republic of Korea | Cho, M.R., RDA, Suwon, Republic of Korea
We examined the honey plant, developing of the colony, honey storage and mating queen to find the possibility of the isolated breeding apiary from the land. This island was the best condition in mating of queen owing to locate about 14km away from the land. Honey plants as major and secondary plants, the most important factor, were examined from spring to early summer every month. The results showed that Eurya japonica, Camellia japonica, Prunus sargentii and Brassica napus in April, Rosa multiflora and Styrax japonicus in May, Actinidia arguta in June, and Sesamum indicum, Platycodon grandiflorum, Oenothera biennis and Humulus japonicus in July. Particularly, colony development showed an increase of 30.3% from 19,600 bees in May to 25,600 bees in June per colony. Also honey storage per colony was a 17% increase from 13.2kg in May to 15.4kg in June. The mated rate of 75.0% in May and 66.7% in June appeared to be somewhat lower, which regarded as management matters of the experimenter. It was due to the fact that the breeding apiary was managed every about 10 days. The natural condition of this island is considered to be sufficient for the breeding apiary, if those matters were solved. Other islands can also be used as the breeding apiary if the honey plant is rich.
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