PROPOLIS IMPACT ON THE HONEY BEE LIFE SPAN, VARROA MITE INFESTATION AND POPULATION GROWTH OF THE COLONY
Abstract
Effect of providing the hives with additional propolis in nine colonies of Apis mellifera in domesticated hives was investigated. Significantly more sealed brood were found in colonies contained empty combs previously sprayed with propolis extract (320 inch2/colony) and colonies reared in painted hives with propolis (286 inch2/colony) than those reared in untreated colonies (196 inch2/colony) during early summer in June. While in September only bees reared in colonies contained sprayed combs with propolis extract had significantly more sealed brood (143 inch2/colony) than those reared in untreated colonies (99 inch2/colony). Biggest number of fallen varroa mites (60 mites before and 170 mites after acaricide application) was recorded in untreated colonies, before and after application of the acaricide. Smallest number of fallen varroa mites was (6 mites before and 31 mites after acaricide application) recorded in colonies reared in painted hives with propolis. Adult workers developed as larvae in colonies contained empty combs previously sprayed with propolis extract and also in colonies reared in painted hives with propolis lived longer than those developed as larvae in untreated colonies in both laboratory and field experiments. The proportion of living workers developed as larvae and reared as adults inside their colonies in the field in October from the three treatments, painted, sprayed colonies and untreated colonies (control) after four weeks were 20%, 27% and 15% respectively, these workers continued alive as winter bees
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