STANDARDIZING POLLEN SUBSTITUTE FOR INDIAN HONEY BEE Apis cerana indica F
Journal Title: International Journal of Agriculture Sciences - Year 2016, Vol 8, Issue 53
Abstract
Experiments were conducted in Department of Agricultural Entomology Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore during 2014-15 to standardize pollen substitute (PS) for Indian Honey Bee Apis Cerana indica. PRGF PS (Parched red gram powder 26% + skimmed milk powder 24% + sugar 5% + glucose 10% + honey 35%) which was found to be appealing to Indian honey bee in previous studies was taken for the study to standardize the quantity of diet to be given. Varying quantities of the diet namely 1, 2, 4, and 8g per brood frame strength (FS) of bees were given to the honey bees. In the dearth period (October to December, 2014), 4 and 8 g / FS was superior to 0, 1 and 2 g /FS indicating that higher levels of PS can be provided in dearth period compared to honey flow period. Providing high levels of PS during dearth period, helps in building up of high population of honey bees which in turn work to collect pollen and nectar in honey flow period. Hence, it is essential to give higher levels of PS during dearth period. Beyond 4 g / FS there was no significant increase in colony growth parameters. Hence 4 g / FS in dearth period and 2 g /FS in honey flow season of PRGF based PS was found to be optimum. Providing PS had good impact on colony growth parameters like honey, pollen storage, sealed brood and adult population as these parameter are in respectable numbers compared to the colonies surveyed outside the university.
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M. KISHAN TEJ
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