Queen Cup and Queen Cell Production in Honeybee Colonies
- 1 January 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Apicultural Research
- Vol. 18 (4) , 253-256
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00218839.1979.11099978
Abstract
The numbers of queen cups and queen cells in standard colonies were monitored for 3 years. Most were found in the late spring. When queen cups and queen cells were received, the bees replaced them, the proportion varying over the season and being highest in spring and early summer. High numbers of queen cups and cells appear to be related to a high and increasing rate of brood rearing.This publication has 6 references indexed in Scilit:
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