Performance of two honey bee subspecies during harsh weather and Acacia gerrardii nectar-rich flow

ABSTRACT Both climatic factors and bee forage characteristics affect the population size and productivity of honey bee colonies. To our knowledge, no scientific investigation has as yet considered the potential effect of nectar-rich bee forage exposed to drastic subtropical weather conditions on the...

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Main Authors: Awad Mohamed Awad, Ayman Ahmad Owayss, Abdulaziz Saad Alqarni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo
Series:Scientia Agricola
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-90162017000600474&lng=en&tlng=en