{"id":3197,"date":"2026-05-14T22:50:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T22:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apimondia.org\/?p=3197"},"modified":"2026-05-14T22:51:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T22:51:55","slug":"black-woodpecker-a-special-carpenter-for-honey-bees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apimondia.org\/esp\/black-woodpecker-a-special-carpenter-for-honey-bees\/","title":{"rendered":"P\u00e1jaro carpintero negro, un carpintero especial para abejas mel\u00edferas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00bfCu\u00e1l es la relaci\u00f3n entre los p\u00e1jaros carpinteros negros y las abejas mel\u00edferas? La respuesta reside en los agujeros que los p\u00e1jaros carpinteros hacen en los \u00e1rboles, los cuales pueden convertirse posteriormente en colmenas naturales para las abejas.<br>Un estudio realizado en Alemania y publicado en Apidologie examin\u00f3 qu\u00e9 cavidades de \u00e1rboles eran preferidas por las colmenas de abejas mel\u00edferas. Los resultados mostraron que las abejas favorec\u00edan cavidades m\u00e1s grandes con entradas m\u00e1s peque\u00f1as ubicadas cerca del fondo del hueco, t\u00edpicamente a 8-10 metros sobre el suelo. No se encontr\u00f3 ninguna preferencia espec\u00edfica con respecto a la direcci\u00f3n de la entrada. Es probable que estas caracter\u00edsticas proporcionen una mejor protecci\u00f3n y condiciones de anidaci\u00f3n m\u00e1s adecuadas.<br>Los investigadores concluyeron que las cavidades de p\u00e1jaros carpinteros viejas y agrandadas naturalmente pueden servir como h\u00e1bitats ideales para las abejas mel\u00edferas silvestres. Los hallazgos tambi\u00e9n pueden ofrecer ideas \u00fatiles para el dise\u00f1o de colmenas artificiales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ir al art\u00edculo cient\u00edfico<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s13592-026-01268-2\" title=\"\">aqu\u00ed<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Un estudio realizado en Alemania y publicado en Apidologie examin\u00f3 qu\u00e9 cavidades de \u00e1rboles eran preferidas por las enjambres de abejas mel\u00edferas. Los resultados mostraron que las abejas prefer\u00edan cavidades m\u00e1s grandes con entradas m\u00e1s peque\u00f1as ubicadas cerca de la parte inferior del hueco, t\u00edpicamente a 8\u201310 metros sobre el suelo. No se encontr\u00f3 preferencia espec\u00edfica en cuanto a la direcci\u00f3n de la entrada. Estas caracter\u00edsticas probablemente brindan una mejor protecci\u00f3n y condiciones de anidaci\u00f3n m\u00e1s adecuadas.<br \/>\nLos investigadores concluyeron que las cavidades de p\u00e1jaros carpinteros viejas y agrandadas naturalmente pueden servir como h\u00e1bitats ideales para las abejas mel\u00edferas silvestres. Los hallazgos tambi\u00e9n pueden ofrecer ideas \u00fatiles para el dise\u00f1o de colmenas artificiales.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3198,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3197","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.9 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A study carried out in Germany and published in Apidologie examined which tree cavities were preferred by honey bee swarms. The results showed that bees favored larger cavities with smaller entrances located near the bottom of the hollow, typically 8\u201310 meters above the ground. No specific preference was found regarding the direction of the entrance. 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