Best queens of apis meliffera are obtained using minor dilution levels of royal jelly and larves of loss age: a review

Abstract

Honey production in the country has grown over years donate, but this still occupied intermediate position in the global context, since the country has excellent conditions for apiculture. Among the main factors that determine the low efficiency in the activity stands out the management of queen exchange. And this management most often is not practiced by Brazilian beekeepers. The main substance needed for the production of queen bees is royal jelly (GR), as this is the only food for the larvae, however, this product is difficult to be produced in large quantities. Thus researchers have sought a way to minimize the costs of the development and production of the colonies. The use of royal jelly dilution method has shown good results. However dilution levels should be adequate, they can ensure success or failure in the production of queens. The objective of this study was to evaluate the use of different levels in the dilution of royal jelly in the feeding of Apis mellifera larvae of different ages for queen production. underage larvae have higher acceptance rate in the grafting process, and greater weight of the queen to emerge. transferring larvae within 24 hours after hatching is recommended. As the concentration of royal jelly, it is recommended to dilute it with up to 25% of diluent. Other factors such as climate variables, the domes position, time of year and handicraft producer at the time of transfer can influence the efficiency of management.

Keywords

• acceptance rate, birth weight, queen bee production, substrates