Influence of weather conditions on the honey productivity of bee colonies in the Valdai district of the Novgorod region

Abstract

The article discusses the natural climatic factors affecting the yield of nectar from plants and the collection of nectar by honey bees (Apis mellifera) in the Valdai district of the Novgorod region of the Russian Federation. The objective of the study was to determine the effect of air temperature and rainfall on the honey flow in the climatic conditions of North-West Russia. The meteorological observations in the main flow period were collected and analyzed during two years. The relationship between weather conditions and bees honey productivity is established. In the course of the work, the key role of air temperature and rainfall in the intensity of honey collection was confirmed. Optimum weather conditions have been established for nectar production and its collection by bees in the study area.