APICULTURA:. crianza de abejas reinas - metodo de crias abejas reinas

Queen bee rearing is one of the most important beekeeping practices for the economic development of rational beekeeping. Knowledge of these techniques is essential for both amateur and professional beekeepers. Only in this way can the perpetuation of bee colonies be controlled according to a well-established work program. The genetic characteristics of the queen are reflected in the morphology and behavior of the workers. These carry within them the genetic patterns that determine whether they are docile or aggressive, good foragers or swarmers, and even susceptible or insusceptible to diseases. For these reasons, a beekeeper who raises bees rationally, according to modern techniques, must avoid natural swarming, since this phenomenon reduces the hive population, resulting in a decrease in honey yield. Queens must be replaced before they are exhausted and when any abnormality or poor egg laying is noticed.