A preliminary study on the thermal performance of a ventilated honey cassette for stingless bees

• Main Authors: F., Basrawi, A. Rahman, A Hamid, Mohd Ridzuan, Baharin, Mohd Najib, Mohd Noordin, Mohd Hazwan, Yusof
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/21088/1/A%20Preliminary%20Study%20on%20the%20Thermal%20Performance%20of%20a%20Ventilated%20Honey%20Cassette%20for%20Stingless%20Bees.pdf; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/21088/; https://www.matec-conferences.org/articles/matecconf/pdf/2017/45/matecconf_ses2017_04001.pdf

Stingless bees are very sensitive to the changes of surrounding temperature. A report stated that fertility rate in broodcell is 0% when the broodcell temperature is higher than 34°C or lower than 26°C. In addition, propolis made honey pot in a honey cassette also could melt when temperature is high...