Development of honey bee colonies on the Northern Great Plains of North America during confinement to winter quarters

Journal of Apicultural Research

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 85-90

  Harris, J Lloyd ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bee populations; Colony development; Honey bees; Overwintering

Indexed keywords

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA;

EID: 67249128884     PISSN: 00218839     EISSN: 20786913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3896/IBRA.1.48.2.01     Document Type: Article

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