Landscape factors influencing honey bee colony behavior in Southern California commercial apiaries
Abstract Colony brood levels, frames of bees (adult bee mass) and internal hive temperature were monitored for 60 colonies for each of two years as they were moved from agricultural, tree crop and mountain landscapes in southern California to blueberry and almond pollination sites. Hive weight was a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2020-03-01
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| Series: | Scientific Reports |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-61716-6 |