Influence of bee colonies transportation on their productivity in the conditions of the southern Far East

The aim of research is to study the efficiency of transporting bee colonies to linden blossom sites in the southern Far East. Objectives: to determine the effect of transporting bee colonies on honey productivity. Calculate the economic efficiency of apiary migration. Research was conducted in 2015–2023 at the apia-ry of the A.K. Chaika Federal Scientific Center for Far East Agrobiotechnology. Observations and records were carried out in accordance with the methods of conducting scientific research in beekeeping. To re-cord the amount of nectar brought per day, a control hive of medium strength, installed on scales, was used. To study honey-collecting activity, two groups of analog pairs (control and experimental) were used, with 18 bee colonies of the Far Eastern breed in each. The control group did not move and was stationed in the Ussuriysk urban District, and the experimental group was transported annually: in odd years – to the Spassky District, and in even years – to the Anuchinsky District of the mountain-forest zone. The main honey plants of the main bribe are three species of linden trees, producing up to 75.0 % of high-quality monofloral honey. Their honey productivity ranges from 750 to 1350 kg/ha and depends on the age of the forest stand and the density of plantings. High honey yields from this plant in the same forests are not an-nual, but mainly every other year. Mobilization of the apiary to the places of the planned main honey col-lection from linden and subsequent return to the steppe forbs allowed to increase the production of com-mercial honey by 2.36 times in comparison with the stationary one. The output of gross honey per one bee colony was also significantly higher (by 83.1 %) and amounted to 94.3 kg. Economic efficiency indicators were determined. The mobile apiary showed a 38.6 % decrease in cost price and a 2.18-fold increase in profitability in comparison with the stationary bee colonies. In order to increase the profitability of the apia-ry, it is recommended to conduct an annual survey of the area of the expected honey collection in advance before transporting it.