{"id":3493,"date":"2026-07-31T06:21:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T06:21:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apimondia.org\/?p=3493"},"modified":"2026-07-31T06:21:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T06:21:32","slug":"rapeseed-good-for-honey-bees-but-also-for-varroa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apimondia.org\/esp\/rapeseed-good-for-honey-bees-but-also-for-varroa\/","title":{"rendered":"Colza, buena para las abejas mel\u00edferas pero tambi\u00e9n para la varroa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Colza (<em>Colza<\/em>) es una fuente importante de n\u00e9ctar y polen para las abejas mel\u00edferas, pero tambi\u00e9n puede ocultar algunos problemas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Un estudio reciente realizado en Argentina y publicado en el Journal of Apicultural Research demostr\u00f3 que las colonias que recolectaron polen de colza eran m\u00e1s fuertes que las colonias mantenidas en \u00e1reas sin este cultivo. Las colonias que recolectaron polen de colza ten\u00edan m\u00e1s cr\u00edas, obreras y alimento almacenado, pero tambi\u00e9n mostraron un mayor nivel de infestaci\u00f3n de Varroa, probablemente debido a la mayor cantidad de cr\u00edas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En cuanto a otros par\u00e1metros de salud, las colonias que se alimentaban de colza ten\u00edan niveles m\u00e1s bajos de infestaci\u00f3n por Nosema y niveles similares de infecci\u00f3n viral en comparaci\u00f3n con las colonias mantenidas en \u00e1reas sin colza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La colza parece ser un recurso muy bueno para el desarrollo de colonias y la producci\u00f3n de miel. Sin embargo, ahora sabemos que es importante prestar especial atenci\u00f3n a los \u00e1caros Varroa despu\u00e9s de que las colonias hayan recolectado en este cultivo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ir al art\u00edculo cient\u00edfico <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/00218839.2026.2704272\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">aqu\u00ed<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>La colza (Brassica napus) es una fuente importante de n\u00e9ctar y polen para las abejas mel\u00edferas, pero tambi\u00e9n puede ocultar algunos problemas.<br \/>\nUn estudio reciente realizado en Argentina y publicado en el Journal of Apicultural Research demostr\u00f3 que las colonias que recolectaron polen de colza eran m\u00e1s fuertes que las colonias mantenidas en \u00e1reas sin este cultivo. Las colonias que recolectaron polen de colza ten\u00edan m\u00e1s cr\u00edas, obreras y alimento almacenado, pero tambi\u00e9n mostraron un mayor nivel de infestaci\u00f3n de Varroa, probablemente debido a la mayor cantidad de cr\u00edas.<br \/>\nEn cuanto a otros par\u00e1metros de salud, las colonias que se alimentaban de colza ten\u00edan niveles m\u00e1s bajos de infestaci\u00f3n por Nosema y niveles similares de infecci\u00f3n viral en comparaci\u00f3n con las colonias mantenidas en \u00e1reas sin colza.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2748,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3493","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 4.9.10 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Rapeseed (Brassica napus) is an important source of nectar and pollen for honey bees, but it may also hide some problems. 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