Analysis of Spring Development of Some Selection Lines of Honeybee in Eastern Serbia

ABSTRACT

The aim of this paper is to determine the cause of variation in quantity of bees and broods. This work covers quantitative characteristics of honeybees from 4 selection lines belonging to selection center “TIMOMED” from Knjaževac (eastern Serbia.)

The research includes the data collected in two years of selection study, which demonstrates the intensity of spring development of a colony before the main honeyflow in eastern Serbia. Using statistical methodology we showed the difference between the examined lines of honeybee.

The degree of successful wintering and the influence of cluster size to spring development were analyzed.

Keywords:

• selection
• number of bees
• productivity
• bee brood
• spring development