In the summers of 2021 and 2022, Apis mellifera colonies (n = 12 per year) were established at the University of Minnesota from “packages” (10,000 bees with a mated queen in a screened box) purchased ...
As spring blooms across the Golden State, an annual spectacle unfolds in the orchards and fields of California: honeybee (Apis mellifera) swarming season. This natural phenomenon, both mesmerizing and ...