Abstract:
A study was conducted in three districts viz. Sirajgonj, Gazipur and Satkhira during the mustard, litchi, and mangrove multifloral blooming period respectively of the year 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 to study honey production efficiency of wooden traditional boxes and poly hive super boxes. The experiment was carried out in paired plot design. 36 boxes were used in each setup, among them 18 were wooden hive and 18 were poly hive. In Sirajganj during 2015-16 poly hive with super boxes yielded the highest (17.03 kg/hive/season) honey from Ullapara and the lowest (16.33 kg/hive/season) honey yield was obtained in Tarash. In 2016-17 the highest honey was harvested with poly hive super from Tarash (18.63 kg/hive/season) and the lowest honey yield with poly hive super was in Shahjadpur. In Gazipur during 2015-2016 in poly hive super the highest (20.46 kg/hive/season) honey yield was obtained from Kapasia and the lowest (20 kg/hive/season) in Kaliganj. On the other hand in 2016-2017 it was observed that in poly hive super the highest (14.92 kg/hive/season) honey yield was obtained from Gazipur Sadar and the lowest (13.93 kg/hive/season) in Kaliganj. In Satkhira it was observed that in 2015-16 in poly hive super the highest (14.92 kg/hive/season) honey yield was obtained from Tala and the lowest (14.65 kg/hive/season) honey yield was obtained in Kaliganj. Again in 2016-17 in poly hive super the highest (12.5 kg/hive/season) honey yield was obtained from Tala and the lowest (11.45 kg/hive/season) in Munshiganj. There was a significant difference of honey production in traditional hives and the poly hive super boxes. It is very clear that the production of honey is very efficient and suitable in poly hive with super bee boxes in comparison to wooden traditional hives. Additionally, polyhive with super boxes provides bees a good environment to raise and to keep their population strong due to its high-tech internal facilities and sanitary system.
Description:
A Thesis
Submitted to Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka-1207
in partial fulfillment of the requirements
for the degree of
MASTER OF SCIENCE (MS)
IN
DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY
SEMESTER: JANUARY- JUNE, 2017
