Apiculture, Species of Honey bee, Production of Honey and Wax
Apiculture, Species of Honey bee,
- Honey bees are social insects and found all over the world.
- They are active throughout the year but in the spring season when flowering occurs they prepare a strong colony.
- Their colony comprises prominently three members - Queen, worker and drone.
- Worker make communication by weagle dance with the other members of society while they are near source of food.
- This dance is known as language of bee , demonstrated by the Karl Von Frish. Honey bees have a good division of labor.
Development of members of Honey bee colony
- Queen lays both fertilized and unfertilized eggs after fertilization.
- Drones are produced from unfertilized eggs whereas Worker are developed from fertilized eggs.
- When workers feed royal jelly then they are converted into queen. Worker are sterile male developed from unfertilized eggs.
- This is called as Arrhenotoky. Whereas drones are fertile male. They fertilize the queen to lay eggs.
- Worker are builders, repairers and fanners of bee hives.
Species of Honey bee
- There are four species of honey bee.
Apis dorsata
- This bee is called Rock bee or Giant honey bee.
- These bees are very difficult to domesticate due to being ferocious in nature.
- This species produces largest amount of honey than all species of honey bee.
Apis indica
- This is called as Indian bee. They prefer to live in dark places.
- They are easily domesticated due to their gentle nature.
Apis florea
- It is a little bee. They yield very small amounts of honey.
- They have a rare stinging nature.
Apis mellifera
- It is called as European honey bee. They are important in terms of commercial purpose.
- They are easily domesticated and can be improved by the many years.
Remember 👌👌Honey bee likes to rear and resides in fruit orchard like apple peaches,plums cherries pears melon cucumbers etc.
Apiculture
- The rearing and domestication of honey bees for the production of honey and beeswax is called Apiculture.
- It is one of the important cottage industries in various countries.
- For a successful apiculture, following views should be kept in mind.
- The honey bee should be gentle in nature for easy domestication. Honey bees should construct strong colonies.
- Honey bees should have the ability to protect from enemies. Bee can produce more honey from its comb.
- Honey is an important product of honey bees. For the production of honey,the bee collects nectar from the flowers.
- The nectors are hydrolysed by the saliva and converts sucrose into glucose, fructose, and levulose.
- In addition to this , honey is rich in thiamine, riboflavin, pantothenic acids so it is regardless as best food and tonic.
- Honey is used for preparing candles, cakes and also used in Unani and Ayurvedic medicine.
- Bee wax is released by the hypodermal gland of workers.
- It is used in manufacture of cosmetics, candles, polishes carbon paper etc.
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