Rahimi, A., Tajabadi, N., Toopchi, B., Bahmani, H., Salehi, S. (2023). Overwintering honey bees: biology and management. , 13(25), 48-61. doi: 10.22034/hbsj.2023.129654
Ataollah Rahimi; Naser Tajabadi; Behrooz Toopchi; Hamidreza Bahmani; Saleh Salehi. "Overwintering honey bees: biology and management". , 13, 25, 2023, 48-61. doi: 10.22034/hbsj.2023.129654
Rahimi, A., Tajabadi, N., Toopchi, B., Bahmani, H., Salehi, S. (2023). 'Overwintering honey bees: biology and management', , 13(25), pp. 48-61. doi: 10.22034/hbsj.2023.129654
Rahimi, A., Tajabadi, N., Toopchi, B., Bahmani, H., Salehi, S. Overwintering honey bees: biology and management. , 2023; 13(25): 48-61. doi: 10.22034/hbsj.2023.129654

Overwintering honey bees: biology and management

علوم و فنون زنبور عسل ایران
Article 5, Volume 13, Issue 25, March 2023, Pages 48-61    PDF (1.23 M)
DOI: 10.22034/hbsj.2023.129654
Authors
Ataollah Rahimi* 1; Naser Tajabadi2; Behrooz Toopchi3; Hamidreza Bahmani4; Saleh Salehi4
1Animal Science Department Research, Kurdistan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, AREEO, Sanandaj, Iran
2Animal Science Research Institute of Iran, Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization, Karaj, Iran
3Economic and Social Sciences Research Department, Kurdistan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Sanandaj, Iran
4Animal Science Research Department, Kurdistan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Sanandaj, Iran
Abstract
In cold and temperate climates, honey bees (Apis mellifera) survive the winter by entering a distinct physiological and behavioral state. In recent years, beekeepers are reporting unsustainably high colony losses during the winter, which have been linked to parasitization by Varroa mites, virus infections, geographic location, and variation across honey bee genotypes. Here, we review literature on environmental, physiological, and social factors regulating entrance, maintenance, and exit from the overwintering state in honey bees in cold and temperate regions and develop a testable model to explain how multiple factors may be acting synergistically to regulate this complex transition. We also review existing knowledge of the factors affecting overwintering survival in honey bees and providing suggestions to beekeepers aiming to improve their colonies’ overwintering success.
Keywords
Honey bee; Overwintering; Varroa mite
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