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New approach for determination of an optimum honeybee colony’s carrying capacity based on productivity and nectar secretion potential of bee forage species
Joint Authors
al-Ghamidi, Ahmad
Adgaba, Nuru
Getachew, Awraris
Tadesse, Yilma
Source
Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences
Issue
Vol. 23, Issue 1 (31 Jan. 2016), pp.92-100, 9 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2016-01-31
Country of Publication
Saudi Arabia
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
The present study was carried out to determine an optimum honeybee colony’s carrying capacity of selected valleys dominated by Ziziphus spina-christi and Acacia tortilis in the Al-Baha region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The study was conducted based on the assessment of the number of colonies kept, their productivities and the existing productive bee forage resources in the target valleys with its economic implication.
In the existing beekeeping practice, the average number of managed honeybee colonies introduced per square kilometer was 530 and 317 during the flowering period of Z.
spina-christi and A.
tortilis, respectively.
Furthermore, the overall ratios of productive bee forage plants to the number of honeybee colonies introduced were 0.55 and 11.12 to Ziziphus trees and A.
tortilis shrubs respectively.
In the existing situation the average honey production potential of 5.21 and 0.34 kg was recorded per Ziziphus and A.
tortilis plants per flowering season, respectively.
The present study, revealed that the number of honeybee colonies introduced in relation to the existing bee forage potential was extremely overcrowding which is beyond the carrying capacity of bee forage resources in selected valleys and it has been observed to affect the productivities and subsequent profitability of beekeeping.
The study infers that, by keeping the optimum honeybee colony’s carrying capacity of valleys (88 traditional hives/km2 or 54 Langstroth hives/km
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Ghamidi, Ahmad& Adgaba, Nuru& Getachew, Awraris& Tadesse, Yilma. 2016. New approach for determination of an optimum honeybee colony’s carrying capacity based on productivity and nectar secretion potential of bee forage species. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences،Vol. 23, no. 1, pp.92-100.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-652208
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Ghamidi, Ahmad…[et al.]. New approach for determination of an optimum honeybee colony’s carrying capacity based on productivity and nectar secretion potential of bee forage species. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences Vol. 23, no. 1 (Jan. 2016), pp.92-100.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-652208
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Ghamidi, Ahmad& Adgaba, Nuru& Getachew, Awraris& Tadesse, Yilma. New approach for determination of an optimum honeybee colony’s carrying capacity based on productivity and nectar secretion potential of bee forage species. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences. 2016. Vol. 23, no. 1, pp.92-100.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-652208
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 99-100
Record ID
BIM-652208