BEE VENOM COLLECTION AND ITS EFFECT ON ROYAL JELLY PRODUCTION IN HONEY BEE COLONIES

Document Type : Original Article

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Faculty of Agriculture, Moshtohor, Bnha University, Egypt.

Abstract

             This study was undertaken in 2011and 2012 in the apiary of Shobra Kubala Quisna, Monofia Gov. The study was undertaken to identify whether honeybee venom collection by coupled electrical stmimulatiom affected Royal jelly In honey bee colonies. The production of Royal jelly was compared between colonies. The result obtained demonstrated that the mean yield of Royal jelly was collected using electrical device was not significantly different than that yield of Royal jelly was collected in control colonies.The aim of this work for new source the anther honeybee prodect to increase income of the apiaries value and for pharmacology and medicine uses for treatment human diseases 

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