Honey bee queen during egg laying. See also worker egg laying.
Age of the first oviposition (onset of oviposition) of naturally mated queens (mean±SE) is 10.6±0.1 days and it ranges from 4 to 22 days Effects of honeybee queen weight and air temperature on the initiation of oviposition.,
, Volume 26, Number 2, p.73–78, (1987)
[1] see also The age at which young queens (Apis mellifera) begin to lay,
, Volume 30, p.15–19, (1949)
[2]. Distribution of those values is positively skewed Onset of oviposition by honey bee queens, mated either naturally or by various instrumental insemination methods, fits a lognormal distribution,
, Volume 47, Number 1, p.1–9, (2008)
[3]. Normally the queen starts egg laying soon after mating. If the mating is delayed because of unfavourable weather Effects of honeybee queen weight and air temperature on the initiation of oviposition.,
, Volume 26, Number 2, p.73–78, (1987)
[1] or lack of drones the onset of oviposition is delayed as well. Therefore, there can be large differences in onset of oviposition between geographic locations, years and months of the year. Heavier queens tend to start oviposition earlier Weight of queens and their quality [in Russian],
, Volume 92, p.27–29, (1973)
[4]Biological significance of the weight of newly emerged honeybee queens and weight changes during the pre-oviposition period.,
, Volume 29, p.137–169, (1980)
[5] but see Effects of honeybee queen weight and air temperature on the initiation of oviposition.,
, Volume 26, Number 2, p.73–78, (1987)
[1].
Queens instrumentally inseminated at age of 8 days start oviposition 9.1±4.1 days (mean±SD) later Onset of oviposition by honey bee queens, mated either naturally or by various instrumental insemination methods, fits a lognormal distribution,
, Volume 47, Number 1, p.1–9, (2008)
[3]. Onset of oviposition of instrumentaly inseminated queens can depend on month of the year Seasonal effects on artificial insemination of honeybee queens (Apis mellifera L.),
, Volume 15, Number 2, p.223–231, (1984)
[6]The results of mass insemination of bee queen inseminated onefold and twofold and stocked in different ways,
, Warsaw, Poland, p.169–174, (1987)
[7], weather Factors affecting oviposition of artificially inseminated honey bee queens,
, Volume 46, Number 2, p.85–95, (2002)
[8], carbon dioxide treatment Effect of carbon dioxide on initial oviposition of artificially inseminated and virgin queen bees,
, Volume 40, Number 3, p.344-349, (1947)
[9], method of instrumental insemination The effect of different diluents on insemination success in the honeybee using mixed semen,
, Volume 23, p.164-167, (1984)
[10]Prevention of natural mating of instrumentally inseminated queen honeybees by proper method of instrumental insemination,
, Volume 45, p.101–114, (2001)
[11], method of storage of queens after instrumental insemination Effect of the number of attendant worker bees on the initiation of egg laying by instrumentally inseminated queens kept in small nuclei.,
, Volume 29, Number 2, p.101–106, (1990)
[12]Oviposition undertaking by honey bee queens kept in nursery cages with free flying bees [in Polish],
, Volume 37, p.23-31, (1993)
[13]Effect of the method of keeping honey bee queens before and after insemination on the results,
, Volume 39, p.153-166, (1994)
[14]Onset of oviposition in honey bee queens kept in boxes with non-free flying bees,
, Volume 47, p.27-30, (2003)
[15]Period of waiting for start of oviposition by honey bee queens kept in different conditions before and after insemination [in Polish],
, Volume 64, p.79-86, (2003)
[16].
The maximum queen egg laying rate averaged among many studies was 1865.1±495.6 eggs per day (mean±SD) Behaviors of adult queen honeybees within observation hives. I. Behavior patterns,
, Volume 3, p.37-77, (1994)
[17].
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