Slovenian National Bee Breeding Program for Apis mellifera carnica Kranjska čebela Tasks envisaged for attaining the Carniolan bee breeding goals include procedures for evaluating their characteristics, testing their economically important and other characteristics, estimating the breeding value of reared bees, and selection measures. Moreover, the program deals with health issues and other beekeeping activities [...]
Advanced selection program for Authentic Apis mellifera carnica In some seasons the honeydew production can far exceed the production of the floral honey. Honeydew is a sweet, sticky liquid excreted by some types of insects such as aphids, mealybugs, and scale insects as they feed on plant sap. Bees collect honeydew to [...]
Advanced selection program for Authentic Apis mellifera carnica Queen bees are mated in nucs of 2 or 4 standard Langstroth frames or in smaller nucs of 3 - 6 frames 1/3 Langstroth frames, checked for good laying pattern and marked with numeric disc before dispatch. The Queen bees are harvested when the brood [...]
Advanced selection program for Authentic Apis mellifera carnica project: “The Guardians” The project "The Guardians" focuses on the preservation and selection of the local population of the Carniolan bee, Apis m. carnica. This initiative aims to ensure a healthy, calm, and productive population of Carniolan bees through a structured breeding [...]
Advanced selection program for Authentic Apis mellifera carnica The main reason for keeping drone colonies is to provide an adequate number of mature drones of selected origin, in the right period, for mating. Breeding drones of the Carniolan bee is important for [...]
Advanced selection program for Authentic Apis mellifera carnica Breeding for varroa tolerance. Varroa Sensitive Hygiene (VSH) is a trait in honey bees that enables them to detect and remove bee pupae infested by the parasitic mite Varroa destructor. This behavior serves as a natural and physical check on the varroa mites' ability to [...]
Advanced selection program for Authentic Apis mellifera carnica Varroa Sensitive Hygiene (VSH) is a behavioral trait of honey bees (Apis mellifera) in which bees detect and remove bee pupae that are infested by the parasitic mite Varroa destructor. This behavior involves nest-cleaning bees recognizing infested brood aged 15–18 days old and removing the [...]
Advanced selection program for Authentic Apis mellifera carnica Queen breeding station Medokost & Medovita work on Hygienic Behavior The hygienic behavior of honey bees, particularly in response to Varroa mites, can be assessed through various methods such as the pin-killed brood test and the freeze-killed brood assay. These tests [...]
Advanced selection program for Authentic Apis mellifera carnica Zero tolerance to Nosema apis Cubital index 2,4 - 3,0 Minimal miticide use / organic Next Back
Advanced selection program for Authentic Apis mellifera carnica 1. Regular health control before the season starts (NVI). 2. Regular visit from the work group for authorizing breeding stations for Apis mellifera carnica (PRO, DPO, ČZS) Next [...]
