Research on the Influence of Apiary Biostimulators on Bee Families Development in Spring

Abstract

In this paper is prezented a study on the influence of apiary biostimulators on the development the bee families in spring. The research was made at beeyards from Armenis, Caras-Severin county from 20 March to 10 April 2010. The biological material being represented by 20 bee families of Apis mellifica carpatica, Banat ecotype, splited in 2 experimental grups of 10 families each with equal strength. The bee families were fed sugar syrup where introduced savory and underbrush extracts. During the research period was analized the number of brood cells at 7, 14, 21 days. The experimental group that was fed bee biostimulator recorded statistical differences in terms of the number of brood cells at 14 and 21 days compared with control grup.

Keywords

• apiary biostimulators
• bee families
• spring