Review article

HYGIENIC WATER SUPPLY FOR THE BEES

Gordana HEGIĆ
Dragan BUBALO

Abstract

The bees must have continuous and adequate supply of good quality water for normal development and survival. In their work, the beekeepers use various water supply containers that usually have many disadvantages ( inadequate loading capacity, inconstant supply of water, unsatisfactory sanitary conditions). In order to study permanency, consumption and hygiene of water supply, a new model of hygienic water supply container has been constructed
and applied in the experiment on the island of Unije. The trial took place from 26 July to 29 September 2006 and it included six isolated apiaries of equal strength of colonies. During that period, 83 beehives consumed 374,10 litters of water, the average water consumption per beehive being 5,19 ± 2,88 liters. The average daily water consumption per beehive was 0,12 ± 0,07 liters.

Keywords

the bees; water; water supply; consumption of water

Hrčak ID:

17433

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/17433

Publication date:

3.4.2007.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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