ECOLOGICAL RISKS FOR BEEKEEPING AS A RESULT OF POSTAGROGENIC RESTORATION OF TAIGA ECOSYSTEMS
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Changes occurring as a result of post-agrogenic succession on abandoned agricultural lands entail a number of environmental risks for certain sectors of agriculture. An analysis was made of the factors that arise during the transformation from meadow to forest ecosystems, affecting the risks and products of beekeeping. Risk factors in the development of the taiga ecosystem for beekeeping are: an increase in the likelihood of bees collecting heather and honeydew honey, which is associated with a risk when a bee colony overwinters on these types of food. On the other hand, these types of honey, as a product, are more valuable for the consumer, as they have high dietary properties. Also, certain types of forest plants (heather, birch) can be considered as a source of substances that increase the health of the bee colony.
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31. Cucu, AA. Baci, GM, Cucu, AB. Dezsi, Ş. Lujerdean, C. Hegeduş, IC. Bobiş, O. Moise, AR. Dezmirean, DS. (2022) Calluna vulgaris as a Valuable Source of Bioactive Compounds: Exploring Its Phytochemical Profile, Biological Activities and Apitherapeutic Potential. Plants (Basel). Jul 30; no 11(15):1993. doi: 10.3390/plants11151993.
32. Fernandes, KE Frost, EA. Remnant, EJ. Schell, KR. Cokcetin, NN. Carter, DA (2022) The role of honey in the ecology of the hive: Nutrition, detoxification, longevity, and protection against hive pathogens. Front Nutr. Jul 25;9:954170. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2022.954170.
33. Fitch G, Figueroa LL, Koch H, Stevenson PC, Adler LS. (2022) Understanding effects of floral products on bee parasites: Mechanisms, synergism, and ecological complexity. Int J Parasitol Parasites Wildl. Mar 7; no 17: pp.244-256. doi: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2022.02.011.
34. Labsvards, KD. Rudovica, V. Borisova, A. Kokina, K. Bertins, M. Naumenko, J. Viksna A. (2023) Multi-Element Profile Characterization of Monofloral and Polyfloral Honey from Latvia. Foods. Nov 11; no 12(22):4091. doi: 10.3390/foods12224091.
35. Oddo, LP. Lucia, P. Bogdanov, S. Bentabol, A. Gotsiou, P. Kerkvliet, J. Martin, P. Morlot, M. Valbuena, AO. Ruoff, K. Katharine von der Ohe (2004) Botanical species giving unifloral honey in Europe. Apidologie, 35 Suppl. no 1 pp.82-93 doi.org/10.1051/apido:2004045
36. Seeburger VC, D'Alvise P, Shaaban B, Schweikert K, Lohaus G, Schroeder A, Hasselmann M. (2020) The trisaccharide melezitose impacts honey bees and their intestinal microbiota. PLoS One. Apr 10; no 15(4):e0230871. https://doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0230871.
37. Shaaban B, Seeburger V, Schroeder A, Lohaus G (2020) Sugar, amino acid and inorganic ion profiling of the honeydew from different hemipteran species feeding on Abies alba and Picea abies. PLOS ONE 15(1):e0228171. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0228171
38. Starowicz M, Ostaszyk, A. Zieliński, H. (2021) The Relationship between the Browning Index, Total Phenolics, Color, and Antioxidant Activity of Polish-Originated Honey Samples. Foods. Apr 28; no 10(5):967. doi: 10.3390/foods10050967.
39. Rothman JA, Carroll MJ, Meikle WG, Anderson KE, McFrederick QS. (2018) Longitudinal Effects of Supplemental Forage on the Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) Microbiota and Inter- and Intra-Colony Variability. Microb Ecol. Oct; no 76(3):. pp. 814-824 - doi: 10.1007/s00248-018-1151-y. Epub 2018 Feb 3.
40. van der Zee R, Gray A, Pisa L, de Rijk T. (2015) An Observational Study of Honey Bee Colony Winter Losses and Their Association with Varroa destructor, Neonicotinoids and Other Risk Factors. PLoS One. Jul 8; no 10(7):e0131611. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0131611.