EASY BEEKEEPING: QUEEN PRODUCTION BY THE SPANISH METHOD

Authors

  • Edivaldo Ferreira Pacheco Filho Universidade Federal de Campina Grande
  • Rosilene Agra da Silva Universidade Federal de Campina Grande
  • Rudson Silva e Brito Universidade Federal de Campina Grande
  • Karoline Maria Mendes Dias Universidade Federal de Campina Grande
  • Daniel Casimiro da Silveira Universidade Federal de Campina Grande
  • João Paulo Gomes da Cruz

Keywords:

Apis mellifera, Mass Selection, Practicality

Abstract

There are numerous methods of producing queens in modern beekeeping, one of which is the Spanish Method. This method differs from the others, as it is not necessary to build domes or capture larvae to perform grafting on queen production. Besides being very practical, the Spanish method can be used to multiply and select champion hives in a breeding procedure. This production system consists of preparing an orphaned queen starter hive with many nursing bees on the 4th to 8th day of life, with complete absence of eggs or larvae. Abundant food of energy (honey) and protein (pollen) is required. The beekeeper needs to make a handle, in the shape of a honeycomb, being 10 cm high, 49 cm long and 37 cm wide, which will be positioned above the nest, capable of holding a frame lying on the other frames. of the hive within 3 cm of the nest frames. This distance is of paramount importance since the royals will be built between the lying frame and the hive frames. Having made the basic preparation of the swarm, the hive and the handle, it is up to the beekeeper to select, by observing the characteristics and behavior of the bees (mass selection), a hive that will donate a picture containing the largest number of eggs and larvae with up to three days. With the choice of the frame, the beekeeper can still choose the best side of it with the best larvae. A small stick may be used to widen the chosen alveoli, indicating the bees to pull the racks. Once this is done, the enlarged alveoli should be positioned downwards. This introduced frame will be the only alternative for this hive to pull out royalty. The setting of the canals can be evaluated and inspected from the third day.

Author Biography

Rosilene Agra da Silva, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande

Possui graduação em Zootecnia pela Universidade Federal da Paraíba (2000), mestrado em Zootecnia pela Universidade Federal da Paraíba (2003) e doutorado em Programa de Doutorado Integrado Em Zootecnia pela Universidade Federal da Paraíba (2006). Atualmente é professor Associado II da Universidade Federal de Campina Grande. Tem experiência na área de Zootecnia, com ênfase em Criação de Animais, atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: identificação da flora apícola do nordeste brasileiro; caracterização físico-química e análise sensorial de mel, leite e carnes; sistemas de produção e cadeia produtiva da apicultura, bovinocultura, ovinocaprinocultura, avicultura; forragicultura.

Published

2019-10-30

How to Cite

Pacheco Filho, E. F., Silva, R. A. da, Brito, R. S. e, Dias, K. M. M., Silveira, D. C. da, & Cruz, J. P. G. da. (2019). EASY BEEKEEPING: QUEEN PRODUCTION BY THE SPANISH METHOD. Caderno Verde De Agroecologia E Desenvolvimento Sustentável, 9(1), 13. Retrieved from https://www.gvaa.com.br/revista/index.php/CVADS/article/view/6933

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