Effects of Different Bee Pollens on Colony Reproduction and Worker Development of Apis mellifera ligustica

  • GAO Lijiao ,
  • LIU Jialin ,
  • LUO Wenhua ,
  • YANG Jinlong ,
  • CAO Lan ,
  • JI Conghui ,
  • WANG Ruisheng ,
  • REN Qin
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  • Chongqing Academy of Animal Sciences, Institute of Economic Animal, Chongqing 402460, China

Received date: 2019-04-03

  Online published: 2019-10-17

Abstract

This experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of different bee pollens on colony reproduction and worker development of Apis mellifera ligustica, in order to provide reference for the beekeepers choosing pollen feed. Fifteen colonies of Apis mellifera ligustica with equal colony population were randomly divided into 5 groups (3 colonies per group) including 4 experimental groups with different bee pollens and 1 blank control group. Bees in 4 experimental groups were fed lotus pollen, corn pollen, camellia pollen and rape pollen for 36 days, respectively, while those in blank control group were fed nothing. The results showed as follows:compared with lotus pollen and corn pollen, camellia pollen and rape pollen significantly promoted the population of bee colony on day 36 (P<0.05); the amount of sealed brood on day 36 of bee colony in camellia pollen group was significantly higher than that in other 3 bee pollen groups, and it in rape pollen was significantly higher than that in lotus pollen group (P<0.05). During the feeding period of 36 days, the feeding amount of bee colony in rape pollen group and camellia pollen group was significantly higher than that in lotus pollen group (P<0.05). During the time intervals of 12:00-12:05 and 14:00-14:05, the foraging activity of bee workers in rape pollen group and camellia pollen group was significantly higher than that in other bee pollen groups and blank control group (P<0.05). The body protein content of 6-day-old worker larvaes in camellia pollen group and rape pollen group was significantly higher than that in other groups (P<0.05). Compared with corn pollen, rape pollen, lotus pollen and camellia pollen could increase the longevity of bee workers (P<0.05). The results suggest that different bee pollens have a great influence on the colony reproduction and worker development of Apis mellifera ligustica, and camellia pollen and rape pollen should be provided to promote the development of Apis mellifera ligustica colony during the period of spring multiplication.

Cite this article

GAO Lijiao , LIU Jialin , LUO Wenhua , YANG Jinlong , CAO Lan , JI Conghui , WANG Ruisheng , REN Qin . Effects of Different Bee Pollens on Colony Reproduction and Worker Development of Apis mellifera ligustica[J]. Chinese Journal of Animal Nutrition, 2019 , 31(10) : 4630 -4636 . DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-267x.2019.10.027

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