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Les param\u00e8tres reproductifs et nutritionnels ont \u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e9valu\u00e9s, notamment le poids des reines et des ovaires, l'indice abdominal, les m\u00e9triques de sperme, les niveaux de prot\u00e9ines et le d\u00e9veloppement des couvains au printemps des colonies. Apr\u00e8s l'hivernage, aucune diff\u00e9rence significative n'a \u00e9t\u00e9 observ\u00e9e dans ces param\u00e8tres entre les groupes. Seul le d\u00e9veloppement des couvains a \u00e9t\u00e9 l\u00e9g\u00e8rement plus lent dans les colonies avec des reines mises en banque. Le principal probl\u00e8me observ\u00e9 a \u00e9t\u00e9 le taux de survie des reines mises en banque, qui \u00e9tait significativement plus faible que celui des reines non mises en banque.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cependant, la banque de reines reste une m\u00e9thode utile pour assurer une disponibilit\u00e9 efficace et suffisante de reines en d\u00e9but de printemps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Plus de d\u00e9tails <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/apimondia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Queen-banks-Safe-for-Quality.pdf\" title=\"\">ici<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Une \u00e9tude canadienne a examin\u00e9 l'impact des reines mises en banque pendant l'hiver, en utilisant des ruches bien peupl\u00e9es comme banques de reines, chacune contenant 40 reines. Les param\u00e8tres reproductifs et nutritionnels ont \u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e9valu\u00e9s, notamment le poids de la reine et des ovaires, l'indice abdominal, les m\u00e9triques de sperme, les niveaux de prot\u00e9ines et le d\u00e9veloppement du couvain printanier des colonies. Apr\u00e8s l'hivernage, aucune diff\u00e9rence significative n'a \u00e9t\u00e9 observ\u00e9e dans ces param\u00e8tres entre les groupes. Seul le d\u00e9veloppement du couvain \u00e9tait l\u00e9g\u00e8rement plus lent dans les colonies dot\u00e9es de reines en banque. Le principal probl\u00e8me observ\u00e9 \u00e9tait le taux de survie des reines en banque, qui \u00e9tait significativement plus faible que celui des reines non en banque.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3016,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3015","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=\"A Canadian study investigated the impact of overwintering banked queens, using well-populated hives as queen banks, each containing 40 queens. Reproductive and nutritional parameters were evaluated, including queen and ovary weight, abdominal index, sperm metrics, protein levels, and the spring brood development of the colonies. 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