Natural Nest Sites of Honeybee Colonies in Trees in Connecticut, USA
- 1 January 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Apicultural Research
- Vol. 17 (4) , 222-226
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00218839.1978.11099930
Abstract
Characteristics of 108 natural nests of feral honeybee colonies in trees are reported. Sixteen genera of trees were inhabited. Entrances were knot holes (75 nests), cracks (32), and root openings (1); 71 were more than 3 m from the ground, and 68 had an area over 40 cm2. All 106 trees measured had a diameter above 30 cm at 1·3 m from the ground, and 63 trees had diameters above 20 cm at the entrance height. Twice as many entrances faced SW as any other (quadrant) direction.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- The nest of the honey bee (Apis mellifera L.)Insectes Sociaux, 1976