The Effect of Open Brood and Colony Strength on the Onset of Oviposition by Queen Bees
In bee colonies without open brood, e.g., after swarming, there is no need for royal jelly, and nurse bees thus do not produce it. According to many beekeepers, adding combs with open brood restarts the production of royal jelly by nurse bees, and the virgin queens then are better fed and start earl...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2014-06-01
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| Series: | Journal of Apicultural Science |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.2478/jas-2014-0006 |