Determination of the effect of electric fence system on productivity and behaviour of honeybees housed in different beehive types (Apis mellifera L.)

dc.contributor.authorErdogan, Yasar
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-04T18:49:28Z
dc.date.available2024-10-04T18:49:28Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.departmentBayburt Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractThis study was conducted in 2018 in order to determine the effects of an electric fence system on honeybee colonies housed in hives made from different materials. The experiment was carried out with honeybee colonies of 36 Caucasian races (Apis mellifera Caucasica) in full-size Langstroth hive. In terms of mean values of the aggressive behaviour of honeybee colonies were found to be the highest (13.57 number/colony) application group where the conductor wires of electric fence system are within a 1 m distance from hives and the lowest (2.39 number/colony) were obtained from control application group. The highest mean values adult bee development (23.76 +/- 12.34 number/colony), development of brood area (5421.25 +/- 1432.75 cm(2)/colony), nectar flow period weight gain (46.42 +/- 3.61 kg/colony), flight activity (107.38 +/- 11.74 number/colony) and honey yield (21.55 +/- 1.54 kg/colony) were determined in control groups. When the average values of honeybees robbing behaviour were examined, the highest value (3.33 +/- 0.32 number/colony) was determined in the control groups. This experiment shows that the electromagnetic and electric fields produced by the electric fence system have negative effects on honeybees. In order to minimise the negative effects of the electric fence system on the bees, hives should be covered with a metal screen or should be placed long distance (minimum 2 m) from the electric fences.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/1828051X.2019.1604089
dc.identifier.endpage948en_US
dc.identifier.issn1594-4077
dc.identifier.issn1828-051X
dc.identifier.issue1en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85065322848en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1en_US
dc.identifier.startpage941en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/1828051X.2019.1604089
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12403/3163
dc.identifier.volume18en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000467325200001en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis Ltden_US
dc.relation.ispartofItalian Journal of Animal Scienceen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectHive typesen_US
dc.subjectbehaviouren_US
dc.subjectelectric fenceen_US
dc.subjecthoneybeeen_US
dc.subjectproductivityen_US
dc.titleDetermination of the effect of electric fence system on productivity and behaviour of honeybees housed in different beehive types (Apis mellifera L.)en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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