INVESTIGATION OF ANNUAL LAYED EGGS ACTIVITY OF QUEEN BEES IN VARIOUS SYSTEMS OF HIVES RAISED IN THE REGION OF INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE NEAR THE KOSTINBROD

Tsvetan Tsvetanov, Plamen Hristov, Krasimira Malinova, Tsvetelina Nikolova

Abstract: We examined the annual layed eggs activity kept in five different hives systems: hive Dadan Blatt with 12 frames (DB-12), hive Dadan Blatt with 10 frames (DB-10), hive Langsrot Ruth (LR), hive Roger Delon (RD) and hive Farrar. Bee colonies kept in hives system LR had the highest annual layed eggs activity in three business seasons. The next values indication is the bee colonies kept in hives system DB-12 and DB-10. The lowest values for the amount of eggs laid
were established colonies grown in hives systems RD and F.

Keywords: annual layed eggs activity; Apis mellifera L.; Dadan Blatt; Farrar; Langstrot Ruth; Roger Delon; types of hives

Date published: 2023-02-01