Published in Scientific Papers. Series D. Animal Science, Vol. LXIII, Issue 2
Written by Mihaela IVANCIA, Marius Gheorghe DOLIȘ, Carmen Georgeta NICOLAE, Anca Mihaela Mocanu, Roxana Nicoleta RAȚU
Given the performances of the bees of the native breed Apis melifera and those of the Buckfast hybrid, it was desired to find out what are the performances of some products obtained from the crossing of the two populations. The study was conducted between 15.04.2017 and 10.06.2018 at the acacia harvest, where four families of different breeds were selected, respectively 2 families from the native breed Apis melifera carpatica (A1 and A2) and 2 families from the Buckfast hybrid. (B1 and B2). The families taken in the study were chosen from the hive depending on the degree of development. The characters pursued for the obtained products were: the quantity of honey harvested, the gentleness, the instinct of roasting, the building of artificial honeycombs as well as the amount of pollen harvested in the ascending and descending population during 2017 and 2018. Regarding the amount of pollen harvested in 10 days, the B2 family recorded 2.6 kg, for honey production, the harvest is significant in favor of the daughters of the Buckfast hybrid.
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