Specific features of a technology for the reproduction of queen bees of the Far-Eastern breed under the conditions of Primorye Territory

Abstract

This article describes a method for producing mated queens under the conditions of Primorsky Krai using a four-chamber polyurethane foam nucleus with a standard frame (435 х 300 mm). The proposed method resulted both in positive quantitative and qualitative changes. The division of one nucleus hive in four chambers by thin solid partitions allowed not only to increase the rearing capacity of the nucleus by 15.2 % but also to enhance the fecundity of queen bees by 19.3 %. Consequently, less labor was required to produce one queen.