Risk factors for honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) mortality in Estonian apiaries during 2012–2013
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2022
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Kirjastaja
Estonian University of Life Sciences
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In light of the global increase in honey bee colony losses, risk factors regarding
beekeeping management practices and honey bee diseases have been studied intensively during
the last decade. Some risk factors have been outlined, but the correlation of evidence between
relevant factors coinciding with honey bee mortality still needs to be clarified. The current study
used the two-year data collected in frames of the European Commission EPILOBEE project.
Previously, the data from Estonian apiaries were analysed together with the data from all 17
participating European countries in the consortium. In the current study, data from Estonian
apiaries were targeted separately. In total, 196 apiaries containing 2,439 colonies all over Estonia
were included in this dataset. The study aimed to clarify the risk factors that would predict colony
losses in Estonia. The main factors increasing colony mortality after winter were the size of the
apiary, Varroa destructor mite count, infestation with Paenibacillus larvae, and lack of farmlands
around the apiary. No significant risk factors in relation to honey bee summer mortality were
detected.
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Received: January 4th, 2022 ; Accepted: May 11th, 2022; Published: May 19th, 2022 ; Correspondence: lea.tummeleht@emu.ee; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6478-7047
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American foulbrood, Beekeeping management practices, EPILOBEE, honey bee breeds, Varroa destructor, articles