FACTORS AFFECTING THE ACCEPTANCE OF HONEYBEE QUEEN CUPS AND ROYAL JELLY PRODUCTION

Abstract

Royal jelly is one of the most important honey bee products. it plays vital roles in honeybee biology and in the improvement of human health. Production of royal jelly affecting by many factors. The study aimed to investigate some factors affecting the honeybee queen's acceptance and the amount produce of royal jelly. Effecting of different batches within cub positions during different seasons were studied. The colonies were moved from their original place in the middle of the day to another place away inside the apiary. It was equipped with empty wooden colonies that placed in the places of the original breeding colonies. The highest acceptance percentage mean was 62.7±5.013 % recorded at third batch. As the lowest percentage mean was 54 ±4.855 % recorded at fifth batch, the highest royal jelly quantity mean was 153.5±5.887 % recorded in third batch. As the lowest percentage mean was 141.2 ±6.149 recorded in fifth batch. The grafted queen cups acceptance percentages mean affecting significant by cups position, different seasons and patches.