The effect of requeening in late July on honey bee colony development on the Northern Great Plains of North America after removal from an indoor winter storage facility

Journal of Apicultural Research

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 159-169

  Harris, J Lloyd ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Colony development; Mortality rates; Requeening; Winter storage facility

Indexed keywords

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA;

EID: 77953577721     PISSN: 00218839     EISSN: 20786913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3896/IBRA.1.49.2.04     Document Type: Article

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