Utilization of temperate fruits for off-season dietary management of honey bees
Downloads
Published
Keywords:
Apis mellifera, fruit syrup, apple, plum, apricot, sugar supplement.Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2013 Indian Journal of Horticulture
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Abstract
Sugar is the main commodity to feed honey bees during off-season as nectar substitute. The primary objective of this study was to develop economical and efficient diet for honey bees from temperate fruits. For this, syrup containing temperate fruits was evaluated and bee colonies were provided by the four different fruit syrups, viz., plum (Prunus domestica), apple (Malus sp.), apricot (Prunus armeniaca) and pear (Prunus persica) and compared with the control (sugar solution) to determine their impact on desirable attributes of bee colonies. Results from the per cent palatability of some syrups indicated that, they were completely accepted (100%) by bee colonies. Besides, a gradual increase in brood area, honey store, pollen store and foraging activity were observed after feeding in all the syrups combination, viz., plum syrup followed by apricot, sugar (as control), and apple syrup. All the desirable parameters were found to be least in pear syrup. Cost and shelf-life were also calculated, in support of the adoption of these syrups. Results revealed that among the evaluated fruits plum followed by apricot syrup was the best dietary option for bees during off-season, which reduced the cost of feeding by more than 40 per cent.
How to Cite
Downloads
Similar Articles
- C. Madhumathi, M. Reddi Sekhar, Genetic variation for morphological and fruit characteristics among sweet orange accessions , Indian Journal of Horticulture: Vol. 72 No. 01 (2015): Indian Journal of Horticulture
- Ravi Kher, ahangeer A. Baba, Parshant Bakshi, Influence of planting time and mulching material on growth and fruit yield of strawberry cv. Chandler , Indian Journal of Horticulture: Vol. 67 No. 04 (2010): Indian Journal of Horticulture
- Manmohan Lal, M.M. Mir, Umar Iqbal, Amit Kumar, Response of prohexadione calcium and paclobutrazol on growth and physio-chemical characteristics of pear cv. Clapp’s Favorite , Indian Journal of Horticulture: Vol. 75 No. 02 (2018): Indian Journal of Horticulture
- Koushalya Devi, Rajesh Kumar, V.K. Wali, Prashant Bakshi, Nirmal Sharma, Vivek Arya, Effect of foliar application of nutrients and growth regulators on fruit cracking and quality of Eureka lemon under rainfed conditions , Indian Journal of Horticulture: Vol. 75 No. 01 (2018): Indian Journal of Horticulture
- Vijay Kumar, Amit Kumar, Rajshree Gayen, Estimation of genetic parameters in okra for quantitative traits , Indian Journal of Horticulture: Vol. 68 No. 03 (2011): Indian Journal of Horticulture
- Tanjeet S. Chahal, Navprem Singh, Studies on fruit growth and development in Daisy tangerine , Indian Journal of Horticulture: Vol. 74 No. 01 (2017): Indian Journal of Horticulture
- Kundan Kishore, T. R. Rupa, H. S. Singh, Influence of grafting and rootstock on root traits, growth and cycloneinduced plant damage in sugar apple in eastern coastal region of India , Indian Journal of Horticulture: Vol. 77 No. 01 (2020): Indian Journal of Horticulture
- Sameer Muhamed, Sajan Kurien, Remzeena A, Character association and path coefficient analysis for improved traits in rambutan , Indian Journal of Horticulture: Vol. 76 No. 02 (2019): Indian Journal of Horticulture
- Sheikh Mehraj, A. H. Pandit, K. M. Bhat, S. A. Bhat, M. T. Ali, H. A. Malik, I. A. Bisati, Hilling media influence on clonal propagation of apple rootstocks through layering , Indian Journal of Horticulture: Vol. 77 No. 03 (2020): Indian Journal of Horticulture
- Insha Majid, Aroosa Khalil, Shaila Din, Nowsheen Nazir, F.A. Khan, Fouzea Nisar, Floral biology of some European and Japanese plum cultivars for phenological properties grown under temperate conditions of Kashmir , Indian Journal of Horticulture: Vol. 76 No. 04 (2019): Indian Journal of Horticulture
<< < 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 > >>
You may also start an advanced similarity search for this article.