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    Effect of harvesting method and model of hive on the amount of honey produced by bee colonies in Algeria
    (Livestock Research for Rural Development, 2011) M L Berkani; Z Ghalem-Berkani; M T Benyoucef; A Chelighoum
    This experiment was conducted to show the effect of the harvest method on the honey yield and the effect of the hive type on the evolution of the brood and the honey production. The comparative study was done in the Mitidja (North of Algeria) where Apis mellifera intermissa colonies of bees were placed inside 2 types of hives: Langstroth and Dadant. In addition, the single harvest method of honey was compared to the partial method. Partial harvest method permitted a higher production of honey (P≤0.05) than the single method. This result was observed for the 2 types of hives and seems related to the increase of space in the hives when the partial harvest method was used. This factor should stimulate the queen bee to intensify its laying activity and the worker bees to gather more nectar. Results revealed that the evolution of the brood and the honey production were better (P≤0.05) for the Langstroth hive. Inside the Dadant hive, which is more voluminous, bees colonies are stressed by the climate conditions, they have a late development and become less productive during the honeydew.
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    Etude comparative de deux méthodes de récoltes (unique et partielles) dans deux modèles de ruches en Mitidja dans le centre Algérien
    (Livestock Research for Rural Development, 2012) Z Ghalem-Berkani; M L Berkani; A Chelighoum
    The aim of the study was to show the effect of the harvesting method on the honey production and the effect of the type of bee hive on the brood comb evolution, weight of colonies and honey production. Bees “Apis mellifera intermisa” and two types of hives (Langstroth and Dadant) were used at Baba Ali (Mitidja at the central Algerian coast) as material of this comparative study. We tested two methods of harvesting, the total and the partial methods. Results show that the partial method is the best; it permits more honey production (P< 0,05) whatever the bee hive used. These results are explained by the larger space which is exploited by bees to store more honey, and which stimulate the queen to lay. Lagstroth type of bee hive permits a better progression (P< 0,05) of the brood comb of colonies’ weight and honey production. In the Dadant type which is larger than Langstroth one, the development of bees are poor due to the bad climatic conditions, so they can’t valorize the first flowering.