TY - JOUR
T1 - A stingless bee hive design for a broader climate range
AU - Greco, Mark
N1 - Imported on 12 Apr 2017 - DigiTool details were: Journal title (773t) = Journal of Apicultural Research. ISSNs: 2078-6913;
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - The new hive design is light, compact and adaptable. It isprotective to the colony, is made from inexpensive external doorpanelling, is easy to construct and enables propagation of colonies byseparation of the top box. The size reduction of the TC hive broodchamber encourages the bees to store honey separately from pollen,which has been confirmed by honey storage being concentrated in theTC's honey super (Fig. 1b). Hive designs continue to improve (Dollinand Heard 1997; Klumpp 2007) and stingless beekeepers can choosebetween many designs. Although modifications are still needed tobetter protect bees from cold temperatures, the TC design trialled inthis study shows promise for extending the useable range of managedstingless bees in temperate regions.
AB - The new hive design is light, compact and adaptable. It isprotective to the colony, is made from inexpensive external doorpanelling, is easy to construct and enables propagation of colonies byseparation of the top box. The size reduction of the TC hive broodchamber encourages the bees to store honey separately from pollen,which has been confirmed by honey storage being concentrated in theTC's honey super (Fig. 1b). Hive designs continue to improve (Dollinand Heard 1997; Klumpp 2007) and stingless beekeepers can choosebetween many designs. Although modifications are still needed tobetter protect bees from cold temperatures, the TC design trialled inthis study shows promise for extending the useable range of managedstingless bees in temperate regions.
KW - Stingless bees, managed hives, colony health, hive design
U2 - 10.3896/IBRA.1.49.3.11
DO - 10.3896/IBRA.1.49.3.11
M3 - Article
VL - 49
SP - 290
EP - 292
JO - Bee World
JF - Bee World
SN - 0021-8839
IS - 3
ER -