تقویت کلنی‌های زنبورعسل؛ راهکاری برای حفظ تنوع زیستی و پایداری بوم‌سازگان‌های گیاهی زاگرس

نوع مقاله : مقاله ترویجی

نویسنده

• عطااله رحیمی

بخش تحقیقات علوم دامی، مرکز تحقیقات و آموزش کشاورزی و منابع طبیعی کردستان، سازمان تحقیقات، آموزش و ترویج کشاورزی، سنندج، ایران

چکیده

کلیدواژه‌ها

• مدیریت تغذیه
• گرده‏افشانی
• فلور گیاهی
• پرورش نوزادان
• مکمل معدنی کلاته

موضوعات

• حفاظت و حمایت منابع طبیعی(آفات و بیماری های مرتبط با جنگلها و مراتع)

Strengthening honey bee colonies: a strategy for conserving biodiversity and sustaining the plant ecosystems of the zagros region, Iran

Ataollah Rahimi

Animal Science Research Department, Kurdistan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Sanandaj, Iran. Email: ata.rahimi@areeo.ac.ir │ ORCHID ID: 0000-0002-4298-7304

Received: 10/June/2026     Revised: 19/June/2026     Accepted: 6/July/2026

Abstract

Honey bees, as the principal insect pollinators, play a vital role in maintaining the sustainability of rangeland and forest vegetation and enhancing the productivity of agricultural and horticultural crops. However, seasonal shortages of food resources pose serious challenges to colony populations, thereby disrupting pollination processes and threatening the health and stability of regional plant flora. To address this challenge and provide a practical management strategy, the present study investigated the effects of a chelated mineral supplement on the populations of adult bees and brood in honey bee colonies. In this experiment, different concentrations of the chelated mineral supplement (0.5, 0.75, 1 and 1.25 g/l) administered in sugar syrup were evaluated for their effects on adult bee population and brood rearing. The results demonstrated that supplementation with the chelated mineral significantly improved colony strength. Among the tested treatments, the concentration of 0.75 g/l was identified as the optimal level, producing the greatest beneficial effects. Based on the findings of this study, it is recommended that beekeepers use the chelated mineral supplement at the optimal concentration during periods when natural food resources are limited. Such supplementation not only enhances colony health and sustainability but also promotes efficient pollination, thereby contributing to the conservation of plant flora, biodiversity, and the sustainable development of agricultural, horticultural, rangeland, and forest ecosystems in the Zagros region.

Keywords: Brood rearing, chelated mineral supplement, nutritional management, plant flora, pollination.

Citation:

Rahimi, A., 2026. Strengthening honey bee colonies: a strategy for conserving biodiversity and sustaining the plant ecosystems of the Zagros region, Iran. Zagros Ecosystem and Sustainable Development, 1(1): 22-27.

DOI: 10.22034/ZAGROS.2026.373142.1024

URL: https://zagros.areeo.ac.ir/article_135771.html

رحیمی، ع.، 1405. تقویت کلنی‌های زنبورعسل؛ راهکاری برای حفظ تنوع زیستی و پایداری بوم‌سازگان‌های گیاهی زاگرس. زیست‌بوم و توسعه پایدار زاگرس، 1(1): 27-22.