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Veterinary Sciences, 2021 Honey bee health is a crucial issue that has recently received increased interest from researchers, stakeholders, and citizens [...]
Giovanni Cilia, Antonio Nanetti
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Simple model of Collective Decision Making during Nectar Source selection by Honey Bees. [PDF]
, 2005 Swarm Robotics is an area of active research interest where groups of robots coordinate and perform collective tasks. Existing ap- proaches to Learning and Collective Decision Making amongst a group of robots is complex.
Marshall, Ian, Ghosh, Siddhartha
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Honey bee colony losses: Why are honey bees disappearing?
Sociobiology, 2021 The Western honey bee (Apis mellifera L., Hymenoptera: Apidae) is a species of crucial economic, agricultural and environmental importance.In the last ten years, some regions of the world have suffered from a significant reduction of honey bee colonies.
Hristov, Peter +3 more
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B-Vitamins Influence the Consumption of Macronutrients in Honey Bees
Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2022 Insects require dietary sources of B-vitamins, but relatively little is known about whether they regulate B-vitamin intake in the same way they regulate other nutrients.
Walaa Ahmed Elsayeh +4 more
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Agronomy, 2020 Maine is the largest producer of wild blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium Aiton) in the United States. Pollination comes from combinations of honey bees (Apis mellifera (L.)), commercial bumble bees (Bombus impatiens Cresson), and wild bees.
Sara L. Bushmann, Francis A. Drummond
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Results of international standardised beekeeper surveys of colony losses for winter 2012-2013 : analysis of winter loss rates and mixed effects modelling of risk factors for winter loss. [PDF]
, 2014 This article presents results of an analysis of winter losses of honey bee colonies from 19 mainly European countries, most of which implemented the standardised 2013 COLOSS questionnaire.
Charriere, Jean-Daniel +20 more
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, 2007 Viruses are significant threats to the health and well-being of the honey bee, Apis mellifera. To alleviate the threats posed by these invasive organisms, a better understanding of bee viral infections will be of crucial importance in developing effective and environmentally benign disease control strategies. Although knowledge of honey bee viruses has
Chen, Yan Ping, Siede, Reinhold
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Journal of Entomological and Acarological Research, 2017 Beekeepers usually supply their colonies with alternatives to nectar (i.e. sugar feeding) during dearth periods of the year, especially cold times of winter.
H.F. Abou-Shaara
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Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings, 2018 At a recent family dinner, we discussed the plight of honey bees. Everywhere bees are disappearing, and a new syndrome has been coined: “Colony collapse disorder.” The etiology is unknown, though p...
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