Water Consumption Speed in Winter Bees Fed Different Types of Food
Brzina konzumiranja vode zimskih pčela hranjenih različitom vrstom hrane
Author
Mirjanic, Goran
Nedic, Nebojsa
Keywords
speedwater
food
bee
syrup
brzina
voda
hrana
pčela
sirup
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The aim of study was to determine the speed of water consumption in winter bees
fed with different types of food. Winter bees are unable to reach the natural water
sources, even their need for water are minimal. Different types of food differentially
affects the bees' physiological needs for water in the winter. Minimum consumption of
water was found in bees fed with sugar syrup (0.017 g/bee/day), and the maximum in
bees fed with enzymatic invert syrup with the addition of yeast (0.025 gr/bee/day). The
water content and the level of simple sugars in food for bees determines the amount of
water consumed in the winter life of bee. Cilj rada je da se utvrdi brzina konzumiranja vode zimskih pčela, koje su
hranjene različitim vrstama hrane. U zimskom periodu pčela je u nemogućnosti da dođe
do prirodnih izvora vode, iako su u tom periodu potrebe pčela za vodom minimalne.
Različita vrsta hrane različito djeluje na fiziološke potrebe pčela za vodom u zimskom
periodu. Minimalna konzumacija vode je utvrđena kod pčela hranjenih sa šećernim
sirupom 0,017 gr./pčeli/dan, a maksimalna kod pčela hranjenih sa enzimskim sirupom uz
dodatak pivskog kvasca 0,025 gr./pčeli/dan. Sadržaj vode i nivo prostih šećera u hrani za
pčele određuje količinu konzumirane vode u zimskom periodu života medonosne pčele.