Reduced density and visually complex apiaries reduce parasite load and promote honey production and overwintering survival in honey bees
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0216286
Abstract: Managed honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies are kept at much greater densities than naturally occurring feral or wild colonies, which may have detrimental effects on colony health and survival, disease spread, and drifting behavior (bee… read more here.
Keywords: drift; visually complex; density visually; honey ... See more keywords