An Overview of the Adverse Impacts of Old Combs on Honeybee Colonies and Recommended Beekeeping Management Strategies DOI Creative Commons
Qingxin Meng, Rong Huang, Shunhua Yang

et al.

Insects, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 16(4), P. 351 - 351

Published: March 27, 2025

The honeybee comb serves as the primary site for all essential colony activities, and its structural functional integrity plays a crucial role in development. As combs age through successive brood-rearing cycles, their physicochemical properties undergo significant changes, which can negatively affect health productivity. This review synthesizes current knowledge on biological functions of combs, aging process, negative impacts old cell structure, worker morphology, strength, bee product quality. Additionally, it examines adaptive strategies employed by honeybees recommended beekeeping management practices to mitigate these effects. Specifically, changes dimensions reduced spatial capacity, leading growth smaller bees with diminished foraging Furthermore, products, such honey beeswax, collected from demonstrate compromised quality higher levels environmental contaminants. To counteract challenges, colonies engage hygienic behaviors, cleaning rebuilding, while enhanced immune detoxification systems help comb-derived stressors. demonstrates that systematic replacement brood is critical strategy optimize ensure sustainable apiculture.

Language: Английский

An Overview of the Adverse Impacts of Old Combs on Honeybee Colonies and Recommended Beekeeping Management Strategies DOI Creative Commons
Qingxin Meng, Rong Huang, Shunhua Yang

et al.

Insects, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 16(4), P. 351 - 351

Published: March 27, 2025

The honeybee comb serves as the primary site for all essential colony activities, and its structural functional integrity plays a crucial role in development. As combs age through successive brood-rearing cycles, their physicochemical properties undergo significant changes, which can negatively affect health productivity. This review synthesizes current knowledge on biological functions of combs, aging process, negative impacts old cell structure, worker morphology, strength, bee product quality. Additionally, it examines adaptive strategies employed by honeybees recommended beekeeping management practices to mitigate these effects. Specifically, changes dimensions reduced spatial capacity, leading growth smaller bees with diminished foraging Furthermore, products, such honey beeswax, collected from demonstrate compromised quality higher levels environmental contaminants. To counteract challenges, colonies engage hygienic behaviors, cleaning rebuilding, while enhanced immune detoxification systems help comb-derived stressors. demonstrates that systematic replacement brood is critical strategy optimize ensure sustainable apiculture.

Language: Английский

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