REPRODUCTIVE ABILITY OF BEE QUEENS AND PRODUCTIVITY OF BEES FEEDING MAGNESIUM CITRATES

Abstract

The research was conducted on two groups of bees families-analogs, three families in each group. Bees of the control (I) group were fed with 60% of sugar syrup (s.s) in the amount of 2 l / family / week. Bees of the II (experimental) group with 2 l of s.s. received 4 mcg/ml of Mg in the form of citrate obtained by the nanotechnology method from LLC Nanomaterials and Nanotechnologies, Kyiv. Indicators of bee queens egg laying intensity was determined by the method of counting the amount of number of sealed brood. Samples of bee body tissues and honey were investigated, in which the content of individual heavy metals (Fe, Сu, Zn) was determined on an atomic absorption spectrophotometer SF-115 PC, as well as the qualitative indicators of honey. According to the results of the researches during the entire research period bee queens of the control (1st), 2nd research groups oviposited 47783 and 49721 eggs, respectively. Probable inter group differences of egg laying were marked at feeding bee families pure sugar syrup and with adding to it citrates Mg. Amount of oviposited eggs in the 2nd research groups during the research period was higher accordingly by 1,4 % in comparison to the control group. Research results specify on expediency of application of citrates of Mg for stimulation of vital functions of bee colony and increasing the reproductive ability of queen bees during their intensive egg laying
 Researches have shown changes in the correlation of trace elements in body tissues of bees with an increase in the content of Fe, Cu and a decrease in the concentration Zn. Feeding of bees with Mg citrates caused an increase parameters of honey, as evidenced by the probable increase in diastasis number and proline content in honey of bees of the experimental groups. Organoleptic characteristics of honey when feeding bees with Mg citrates did not change significantly in the experimental groups compared with the control and met the current standards of DSTU 4497: 2005. It is concluded that feeding bees with the addition to sugar syrup Mg nanotechnological citrates stimulates the intensity of egg laying by queen bees, mineral exchange in their organism and optimizes the content of trace elements and quality indicators in products.