Does Flower Morphology affect Honey Bee Preference? [PDF]
Considering honey bee populations are at threat of declining. Flower preference is important to understand how we can attempt to preserve their habitats.
Kim, Tania, Lofing, Madison
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Knowing the honey bee : a multispecies ethnography : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Social Anthropology at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand [PDF]
Multispecies scholarship argues that the non-human has been relegated to the background of discussions about who and what inhabits and shapes the world.
Luttrell, Jordan
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Distribution and transmission of American foulbrood in honey bees [PDF]
The distribution of Paenibacillus larvae spores, the causative agent of American foulbrood, was studied on three different levels in the honey bee system; the apiary level, the colony level and the individual honey bee level.
Lindström, Anders
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Honey bee colonies performance enhance by newly modified beehives
Honey bees have good thermoregulation and rapidly respond to any changes in the microclimatic conditions of their colonies. However, colony losses can occur during very cold or hot months.
Abou-Shaara Hossam F.+2 more
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Exploration of various flours as pollen substitutes for Apis mellifera L. during Dearth period at Tarai region of Uttarakhand, India [PDF]
Studies on evaluation of various flours as pollen substitutes and availability of pollen resources for Apis mellifera honey bees were conducted at Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar, India during 2010.
Goswami, Vimla+3 more
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NEAR here is an avenue of alternate beech and oak trees, and, in walking through it, my attention has lately been drawn to a loud humming in the beeches, similar to that heard in lime trees when in flower, while the oaks are silent. The sound is, I find, produced from bees in search of the Aphis secretions on the leaves of the beeches, the under sides ...
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Productive qualities of bees of the Central Russian and Carpathian breeds [PDF]
The study evaluates the winter hardiness, spring development, and honey production of Central Russian honey bees (Apis mellifera mellifera) and Carpathian honey bees (Apis mellifera carpatica) in the Chelyabinsk region.
Pashayan S.A.+2 more
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Honey bees are of great economic importance, not only for honey production but also for crop pollination. However, honey bee populations continue to decline mainly due to exposure to pesticides, pathogens and beekeeping practices.
Shalom C. Siebert+3 more
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Orientation of Demagnetized Bees [PDF]
The orientation of honey bee dances is affected by the earth's magnetic field. Honey bees possess localized, well-oriented, stable and superparamagnetic domains of magnetite.
Brines, M. L.+3 more
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Honey bee-collected pollen is a potential source of Ascosphaera apis infection in managed bumble bees [PDF]
The trade of bumble bees started in the early nineties for pollinator-dependent greenhouse plants. Nowadays, its rearing and transport have received public attention, since managed bees can transfer pathogens to wild bee populations.
de Sousa Pereira, Kleber+2 more
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