Royal jelly production in Africanized colonies with selected queens, use of Chinese model cups and supplementation

ABSTRACT. This research was carried out to evaluate the royal jelly production in two trials. In Trial I, three genotypes of Africanized honeybees (Apis mellifera L.) were submitted to royal jelly production with two types of cups of different size and volume (conventional and Chinese model) and two types of supplements (commercial and formulated). A total of 24 colonies were used, two bars with different cups each, alternating between the upper or lower position of the frame. While in Trial II, 18 colonies, two genotypes, two types of cups and two types of supplement were tested. The evaluated parameters were: percentage of larvae accepted in upper and lower bars, royal jelly per cup (mg), and royal jelly per colony/collection (g). Chinese cups were not well accepted, fact that influenced in a negative way the production of general form, selected colonies were more sensible to the change of cups. Colonies of Africanized honeybees are not prepared to produce in cups of greater volume.

摘要：本研究通过两组试验对非洲化蜜蜂（Africanized honeybees，Apis mellifera L.）的蜂王浆生产性能开展评估。试验一选用3种基因型的该蜂种，分别采用两种尺寸与容积各异的王台（常规型与中国型）以及两种饲料补充剂（商用型与配制型）开展蜂王浆生产试验，共使用24个蜂群，每个巢框安装两款搭载不同王台的巢条，并将巢条交替布置于巢框上下位置。试验二则选用18个蜂群，对2种基因型、2种王台类型及2种饲料补充剂进行测试。本次试验的评估指标包括：巢条上下位置的幼虫接受率、单台蜂王浆产量（mg）以及每群/单次采集的蜂王浆总产量（g）。试验结果表明，中国型王台的接受度不佳，该因素对整体生产产生了负面影响；经筛选的蜂群对王台更换更为敏感，且非洲化蜜蜂蜂群并不适配高容积王台的蜂王浆生产。