More Worker Capped Brood and Honey Bees with Less Varroa Load Are Simple Precursors of Colony Productivity at Beekeepers’ Disposal: An Extensive Longitudinal Survey
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DOI: 10.3390/insects13050472
Abstract: Simple Summary Annual and regional variations in lavender honey flow are significant in the southeast of France. Beekeepers are wondering how they can buffer these variations by modifying the populations’ parameters of colonies. For 13… read more here.
Keywords: honey flow; capped brood; varroa load; honey ... See more keywords
Annual Fluctuations in Winter Colony Losses of Apis mellifera L. Are Predicted by Honey Flow Dynamics of the Preceding Year
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DOI: 10.3390/insects13090829
Abstract: Simple Summary Honey bee colonies are lost mostly during the winter, and loss rates (the proportion of dead colonies) may fluctuate highly between years. We investigated whether foraging activity—measured as the start of honey flow… read more here.
Keywords: honey flow; loss rates; loss; winter ... See more keywords