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Se evaluaron par\u00e1metros reproductivos y nutricionales, incluyendo el peso de la reina y los ovarios, el \u00edndice abdominal, las m\u00e9tricas de esperma, los niveles de prote\u00ednas y el desarrollo de cr\u00eda en primavera de las colonias. Despu\u00e9s del invierno, no se encontraron diferencias significativas en estos par\u00e1metros entre los grupos. Solo el desarrollo de la cr\u00eda fue algo m\u00e1s lento en las colonias con reinas almacenadas. El principal problema observado fue la tasa de supervivencia de las reinas almacenadas, que fue significativamente menor que la de las reinas no almacenadas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sin embargo, la cr\u00eda de reinas en banco sigue siendo un m\u00e9todo \u00fatil para garantizar la disponibilidad de reinas de manera eficiente y suficiente a principios de primavera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">M\u00e1s detalles <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/apimondia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Queen-banks-Safe-for-Quality.pdf\" title=\"\">aqu\u00ed<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Un estudio canadiense investig\u00f3 el impacto de las reinas almacenadas durante el invierno, utilizando colmenas bien pobladas como bancos de reinas, cada una con 40 reinas. 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