Hive Relocation Does Not Adversely Affect Honey Bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Foraging

Honey bees, Apis mellifera, face major challenges including diseases and reduced food availability due to agricultural intensification. Additionally, migratory beekeeping may subject colonies to a moving stress, both during the move itself and after the move, from the bees having to forage in a nove...

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Main Authors: Fiona C. Riddell Pearce, Margaret J. Couvillon, Francis L. W. Ratnieks
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Psyche: A Journal of Entomology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/693856
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