6 Ways You Need to Know to Identify a Good Queen Bee
A high-quality queen bee is the basis of high-yield bee products, which determines the maximum swarm of the bee colony to a large extent. Although there is no uniform standard for the quality of queen bees, generally, the specific characteristics are as follows:
1.Slender belly
In general, in the same environment, the queen bee who can maintain a large swarm, has a beautiful body, a slender abdomen, and does not become bloated. The abdomen will naturally sharpen after going from there, without abrupt changes.
2.Huge diameter
Generally, experienced beekeepers judge whether the queen bee is good or bad on the third day after the queen leaves the house. A good queen queen's bones harden at this time, and the abdomen lifts away from the nest spleen, instead of crawling on the nest spleen.
3. The queen bee lays eggs
The average daily egg production of Chinese bees is required to be above 1000, while Italian bees are required to be above 2000.
4.The queen bee spawns into a drone-free hive
The high-quality queen queen lays eggs with a uniform appearance. The egg area formed on the nest spleen is concentrated into pieces. Even in the trough of the colony, its spawning is concentrated in a small area instead of spawning in a large area
5.Excellent genetic characteristics
The queen bee is the carrier of the genetic diversity of the bee species. It has a direct impact on the colony's production performance, disease resistance, health indicators, bee division, etc. Therefore, a high-quality queen bee must have excellent genetic characteristics.
6.Behavior stable
When the spleen is examined, whether it is a spawner or a non-spawning king, if it can not be changed and the behavior is stable, it still crawls or lays eggs on the nest spleen.
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