Projects / Programmes
Efect of redbeet juice on food preference, behavior and development of honeybees
Code |
Science |
Field |
Subfield |
1.03.00 |
Natural sciences and mathematics |
Biology |
|
Code |
Science |
Field |
B361 |
Biomedical sciences |
Physiology of invertebrates |
honeybee, beekeeping, redbeet, food choice, honeybee development
Researchers (5)
no. |
Code |
Name and surname |
Research area |
Role |
Period |
No. of publicationsNo. of publications |
1. |
22930 |
PhD Gregor Belušič |
Natural sciences and mathematics |
Researcher |
2003 - 2005 |
203 |
2. |
11957 |
PhD Lilijana Bizjak Mali |
Natural sciences and mathematics |
Researcher |
2003 - 2005 |
210 |
3. |
11169 |
PhD Janko Božič |
Natural sciences and mathematics |
Principal Researcher |
2003 - 2005 |
316 |
4. |
17820 |
Nika Fon Leben |
|
Technician |
2003 - 2005 |
24 |
5. |
26053 |
PhD Živa Pipan Tkalec |
Natural sciences and mathematics |
Technician |
2005 |
42 |
Organisations (1)
Abstract
We are going to investigate feeding of honeybees with the food, which will contain redbeet juice. For that purpose, we will apply whole juice of redbeet and single compounds found in redbeet in different concentration to the sugar solution prepared for feeding honeybees. We will test food preference in different conditions and investigate possibilities of feeding honeybees with redbeet as a food supplement. In the experiments we will compare different responses to the food, which will be fed in the hive and at the feeding place. We will measure amount of drank solution and behavior response to different solutions. We will seek for possible behavior changes after feeding of the test solution and possible changes in the development of honeybee families. Research supports development of new procedures in production of special beekeeping products. Some developed research methods will be useful also in basic science research as well for observation of appearance of different dangerous and poisonous compounds in environment using honeybee colonies in the observation hive.