Influência de essências na alimentação artificial energética das abelhas (Apis melífera) no Sertão Paraibano.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the attractiveness of Após mellifera by the energy added artificial feeding of different aromas. The experimental design was used in which DIC consisted of ll treatments and four replications, and the treatments the tutti-frutte aromas, fennel, passion fruit, coffee, vanilla, strawberry, Amarula, mint, cherry, coconut and control (no smell) and repetitions were considered days of data collection. Observations of bees flow were made every ave minutes doing the photographic record to count them. The observation period during the day was 20 minutes and hem at the time of the morning. We note that during the work flow of the bees was gradually increasing in all essences with each repetition being that essence that attracted the bees was amarula (on average 147 bees), not deferring the essence of vanilla, but the vanilla did not differ the other essences.