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{"title":"Using Video Footage for Observing Honey Bee Behaviour at Hive Entrances","authors":"Elizabeth Crawford, S. Leidenberger, Niclas Norrström, M. Niklasson","doi":"10.1080/0005772X.2022.2106739","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/0005772X.2022.2106739","url":null,"abstract":"Video recording is a common method to study animal behaviour. In honey bee studies, short video-recordings are often used to learn more about a behaviour, but rarely used for their quantification. Standard methods for observing bee behaviour involve behavioural assays or direct observation of a limited subset of marked bees within an observation hive. This means that behaviour at the hive entrance may be overlooked. Here we describe a 4-camera set up for the study of behaviour at hive entrances. With minimal disturbance, we were able to record and quantify all previously described behaviours (9 in total including self-grooming in drones) on and around the hive entrance. We briefly discuss the general feasibility of video footage and the relative frequency of each observed behaviour. Our conclusion is that video footage is a useful and perhaps overlooked method for unbiased quantification and comparisons of bee behaviour at the hive entrance. With this paper we are publishing some example short video-recordings as online supplementary material for educational purposes.","PeriodicalId":8783,"journal":{"name":"Bee World","volume":"22 1","pages":"139 - 142"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82169718","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Propolis Drops as Evidence for Dilution of Propolis by Honey Bees?","authors":"R. Dvykaliuk, L. Adamchuk, K. Pylypko","doi":"10.1080/0005772X.2022.2094139","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/0005772X.2022.2094139","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction Propolis is a sticky resinous substance collected from buds, leaves, stems of wild plants and processed by bees, which has bactericidal properties and which they use to seal cracks in the hive, polish the walls of wax cells, embalm enemy corpses (mice, reptiles, etc.) (DSTU 4662:2006, 2007). Considering the propolis properties, it is widely used in the food, pharmaceutical and other industries (Gülşah et al., 2020; Özer, 2020; Safaei & Azad, 2020; Sahlan et al., 2020). The botanical plant origin of propolis has been proven by numerous studies that have lasted since the last century (Bankova et al., 2006; Ghisalberti, 1979; Popravko, 1976). Each geographical zone has a large number of plants that produce secondary metabolites with antimicrobial effects and different chemical composition and may be potential sources of propolis. However, honey bees choose a narrow list of plants from which resins are collected to produce propolis.","PeriodicalId":8783,"journal":{"name":"Bee World","volume":"9 1","pages":"110 - 116"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-08-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82832887","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Possible Role of Geographical Location and Queen Absence on Damage of Small Hive Beetles (Aethina tumida Murray) on Honey Bee Colonies","authors":"H. Abou-Shaara, P. Kryger, M. Chauzat, Esmaeil Amiri","doi":"10.1080/0005772X.2022.2094747","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/0005772X.2022.2094747","url":null,"abstract":"On the geographical basis, sub-Saharan Africa is the origin of small hive beetles (SHBs), Aethina tumida Murray, 1867 (Family: Nitidulidae) (Neumann et al., 2016; Neumann & Elzen, 2004). SHBs have been able to invade new regions outside their native range and spread to America, Asia, Australia and Europe (Neumann et al., 2016). SHBs were reported in the United States in 1996 (Elzen et al., 1999; Hood, 2004; Hood & Miller, 2005), and other continents such as Australia in 2002 (Hood, 2004), Asia in 2010 (Lee et al., 2017), Europe in 2014 (Mutinelli et al., 2014), South America in 2017 (Al Toufailia et al., 2017), the islands of Philippines 2014 (Cervancia et al., 2016) and Mauritius in 2016 (Muli et al., 2018). They have succeeded to invade and establish in the USA and across the east coast of Australia (Hood, 2000; Neumann et al., 2016; Neumann & Elzen, 2004), however, the invasion does not always mean the establishment of SHBs in new country, as SHB detection has been reported from Egypt and Portugal without any strong evidence of establishment (Abou-Shaara et al., 2018; El-Niweiri et al., 2008; Hassan & Neumann, 2008; Mostafa & Williams, 2000; Murilhas, 2004). In 2014, SHBs were detected in Italy (Mutinelli, 2014; Mutinelli et al., 2014; Neumann et al., 2016; Palmeri et al., 2015) and the authorities have been active since detection trying to eradicate the SHBs and prevent their spread towards other EU countries.","PeriodicalId":8783,"journal":{"name":"Bee World","volume":"36 1","pages":"127 - 130"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78510297","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Sour and the Sticky Products and Keeping and Breeding Bees Everywhere!","authors":"R. Brodschneider","doi":"10.1080/0005772x.2022.2096218","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/0005772x.2022.2096218","url":null,"abstract":"Bee World • VOL 99 • September 2022 • Page 73 © 2022 International Bee Research Association The Sour and the Sticky Products and Keeping and Breeding Bees Everywhere! Bee World is proud to be the venue for a long read by Patricia Vit from Universidad de Los Andes, Venezuela, on not-sooften-discussed honeys ... the underground honeys of stingless bees. Patricia is (co-)editor of two textbooks on the products of stingless bees, called pot-honey and pot-pollen. In her article, she reviews the honey of meliponini that nest in the ground and store nectar in pots made of cerumen, a mixture of wax and propolis. This method of storing honey is evolutionarily probably older than the method of storing it in honey combs, as we know it from honey bees. Bacterial processes lead to acidity, and Patricia summarizes the activities of 57 bee species from 18 countries on 4 continents (!) studied in recent years that produce such sour honeys. The detailed processes involved in the making of such honey often remain unclear. More research is important to understand the how and why, as well as the properties of such honey for stingless bee health and survival, but also for product standardization.","PeriodicalId":8783,"journal":{"name":"Bee World","volume":"1 1","pages":"73 - 73"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83043692","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A Systematic Review of Urban Beekeeping Regulations of Australia, the United States, and Japan: Towards Evidence-Based Policy Making","authors":"Tomonori Matsuzawa, R. Kohsaka","doi":"10.1080/0005772X.2022.2073952","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/0005772X.2022.2073952","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction Honey bees are widely known to provide significant benefits to mankind such as livelihood source through honey production and economic importance for agricultural production (Ayan et al., 2014; Stanhope et al., 2017). For instance, beekeepers in Canada are reimbursed for providing pollination services for hybrid canola seed productions (Hoover & Ovinge, 2018). In the report published by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), the economic value of pollinating service of honey bees is estimated to be up to 577 billion dollars, emphasizing its importance (Potts et al., 2016). However, despite their socio-ecological importance, there has been a decline in bee colonies, arising major concerns, particularly to the spread of colony collapse disorder and exposure to pesticides and parasites, disrupting the beekeeping industry (Genersch, 2010; vanEngelsdorp et al., 2009; Watson & Stallins, 2016; Woodcock et al., 2016). Because of the decline of bee colonies, which became a concern socially, economically, and scientifically (Lorenz & Stark, 2015; Potts et al., 2016; vanEngelsdorp et al., 2009), there has been a global expansion of urban beekeeping (e.g., Moore & Kosut, 2013; Salkin, 2012). Bees in urban areas have better access to greater biodiversity, which in turn results in a more varied diet, thus, bees are healthier and have stronger immune systems (EMBARQ Network, 2015). Moreover, the urban beekeeping practice has been acknowledged for its importance in cultural functions such as hobbies, community building, and environmental education (Egerer & Kowarik, 2020; Skelton, 2006). However, the urban beekeeping practice is receiving negative perceptions from the public, which stemmed from safety concerns (e.g., stinging incidents) and property disputes (e.g., trespass claims) by neighbors (Gallay, 2018; Ropars et al., 2019; Stanhope et al., 2017). Recent evidence also suggests that urban beekeeping has negative impacts on wild insect densities in flowering crops (Baldock, 2020). There is, therefore, a need for good governance in urban beekeeping regulations to maximize the benefits (e.g., biodiversity conservation, livelihood source) while minimizing the risks (e.g., stinging incidents, property disputes) (Larson et al., 2020; Sponsler & Bratman, 2021).","PeriodicalId":8783,"journal":{"name":"Bee World","volume":"186 1","pages":"89 - 93"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74421924","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Relevance of Mating Control for Successful Implementation of Honey Bee Breeding Programs","authors":"A. Uzunov, E. W. Brascamp, M. Du, R. Büchler","doi":"10.1080/0005772X.2022.2088166","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/0005772X.2022.2088166","url":null,"abstract":"This article mainly focuses on the challenges associated with implementing mating control and is the next in line of the series on the concepts of honey bee breeding programs that puzzle many beekeepers around the globe (Uzunov et al., 2017, 2022).","PeriodicalId":8783,"journal":{"name":"Bee World","volume":"76 1","pages":"94 - 98"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76342535","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Sour Honeys from 57 Species of Stingless Bees in 18 Countries","authors":"P. Vit","doi":"10.1080/0005772X.2022.2079842","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/0005772X.2022.2079842","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8783,"journal":{"name":"Bee World","volume":"66 1","pages":"74 - 81"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82192158","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Analysis of Brazilian Propolis by Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) and Thermal Gravimetric Analysis (TGA). Characteristics of Crude Resin, Ethanolic Extracts, Wax and Isolated Compounds","authors":"M. C. Marcucci, I. B. S. Cunha, E. M. Sanchez, Carolina Passarelli Gonçalves, Cristina Cedeño-Pinos, S. Bañón","doi":"10.1080/0005772X.2022.2076973","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/0005772X.2022.2076973","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction Propolis is a resinous material of different colours ranging from yellow, brown, green and red, composed of resins produced by plants, added to the secretions of bees and mixed with wax. Propolis is used mainly in the construction and preservation of hives (Marcucci et al., 2000). Propolis resin is characterized by naturally occurring chemical compounds, including different phenolic bioactive compounds, waxes, ashes and volatile substances, among others, whose content may widely vary depending on the existing differences in plant ecosystems (Fabris et al., 2013; Fikri et al., 2019; Marcucci et al., 2000). Brazilian green propolis collected from Baccharis dracunculifolia (Tomazzoli et al., 2020) in the central Regions is rich in p-coumaric acid, prenylated cinnamic acis, such as Artepillin C, caffeic and caffeoylquinnic acids and flavonoids (Carvalho et al., 2019; Veiga et al., 2017). Brown propolis collected from Araucaria heterophylla and, sometimes, from B.dracunculifolia and A. heterophylla, in the southern Regions, contains high levels of vanillin, crysin, pinocembrin and cinnamic acid derivatives, for example, Artepillin C (Marcucci et al., 2008), while red propolis collected from Daubergia ecastophyllum and Symphonia globulifera (Ccana-Ccapatinta et al., 2020) in the northern Regions are rich in flavonoids, isoflavones and prenylated benzophenones (Vieira de Morais et al., 2021) (Figure 1). All these propolis may present biological activities, including some antimicrobial and antioxidant (Batista et al., 2016; Dantas Silva et al., 2017; do Nascimento et al., 2019a; Ripari et al., 2021; Schnitzler et al., 2010; Touzani et al., 2018; Vieira de Morais et al., 2021), anti-inflammatory (Wang et al., 2015) and antitumoral properties (Nani et al., 2018; Watanabe et al., 2011). Some types of propolis have high market value for their medicinal properties, such as Brazilian green propolis (Berretta et al., 2020). Because there are so many variations in its chemical composition, in particular, regarding bioactive compounds, the characterization of propolis is very important in order to meet quality control standards.","PeriodicalId":8783,"journal":{"name":"Bee World","volume":"65 1","pages":"82 - 88"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80867971","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Resinous Plant Species of Lesotho Used by Honey Bees (Apis mellifera L.) as Raw Materials for Propolis Production","authors":"Oriel Hlokoane, Tankiso Lechesa, Letsekha Mafereka, Mosuoenyane Moshoeshoe","doi":"10.1080/0005772X.2022.2076972","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/0005772X.2022.2076972","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction Honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) have the ability to look for and collect resinous substances with antimicrobial properties from a wide variety of plants from the environment they live in (Dezmirean et al., 2020). Bees collect resins on their hind legs and deposit them in their hives where the resins are mixed with wax to produce propolis (bee glue) in order to protect their family and hive (Bankova et al., 2019; Wilson et al., 2013). Interestingly, bees make use of the mechanical properties of propolis as well as its biological action. It is responsible for the lower incidence of bacteria and moulds within the hive than in the atmosphere outside (Bankova et al., 2000). The knowledge of botanical origin of resins is important because propolis harvested from colonies in different climatic regions, and thus from different botanical sources, could vary in its chemical composition and antimicrobial properties (Wilson et al., 2013). It is notable that honey bees make discrete choices among many resinous plant species, even among closely related species.","PeriodicalId":8783,"journal":{"name":"Bee World","volume":"103 1","pages":"117 - 120"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78452857","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Geoffrey Hopkinson BEM NDB 1928–2022","authors":"S. Roberts","doi":"10.1080/0005772x.2022.2077346","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/0005772x.2022.2077346","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8783,"journal":{"name":"Bee World","volume":"99 1","pages":"106 - 106"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78835787","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}