The Role of Magnetized Water in Improving Dietary Supplements and Their Effect on the Life Performance of Honey Bee Colonies Apis mellifera L.

• Main Authors: A. M. Saeed, M. A. Al-Kinany
• Format: Article
• Language: Arabic
• Published: University of Al-Qadisiya 2018-06-01
• Series: Al-Qadisiyah Journal For Agriculture Sciences
• Subjects: honeybees; magnetic food; workers brood; population rate
• Online Access: https://jouagr.qu.edu.iq/article_162653_02b0e9e4095a4aafdd64662c00ff5878.pdf

This study is conducted by using strain of hybrid local honeybees Apis mellifera L. from 20th of April to 20th of July 2016 in Wassit Provence / Al-kut city. This study aims at discovering the effect of magnetic food on the activity of honey bee colonies and improve their production in the spring and summer seasons . Three magnetic power are treated in this study (1000, 2000, 3000) Gauss.<br /> The results show that honeybee colonies fed with magnetized food are significantly higher in both open and closed incubation brood, and are higher in density compared to natural feeding.<br /> For the open brood area, the magnetic food treatments G 2000 and G3000 exceed 3024.57 and 3382.67 cm2 respectively. The lowest comparative treatment is 2772.81 cm2 / hive, the treatment G 3000 exceed the treatments G 1000 and 2000 G and the treated G 1000 as an average brood area open is 2908.75 cm2 / hive, Similarly, closed brood area for workers the magnetic food treatments 2000 G and G3000 are 2792.12 and 3205.91 cm2 / hive respectively, while the comparison treatment is 2533.14 cm2 / hive, and the treatment G 3000 exceed the treatments G 1000 and G 2000 Where treatment 1000 G give the average closed brood area of 2652.78 cm2 / hive.<br /> Density is the highest for G 2000 and G 3000 are 13.17 and 14.12 frame / hive respectively, while the lowest comparison treatment is 10.59 frame / hive..