Perception of the pollen need by foragers in a honeybee colony
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Pollen foragers returning from a foraging trip may individually assess the internal pollen to brood to empty cells ratio so that they can alter their foraging effort in relation to the colony's need. Research designed to ascertain how pollen foragers may view quantities of brood and pollen and whether they require access to those parts of the hive or whether olfactory stimulation is sufficient to boost or reduce pollen foraging followed individually labelled pollen foragers in observation hives. It was found that volatile chemical cues provided either from pollen stores or from larvae are weaker than contact cues.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 2000
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The influence of queen age and quality during queen replacement in honeybee colonies
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Queen replacement is not a random process, according to research into the effect of queen age and quality during queen replacement in honeybee, Apis mellifera, colonies. It was found that the impact of grafting date on queen rearing is extremely significant, with workers rearing many more queens from newly hatched larvae earlier in the queenless period rather than later. Workers do not preferentially raise queens from brood sources that yield higher-quality queens. This indicates that future queen quality may not be a significant factor during this stage of queen replacement.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 2000
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Effects of relatedness on queen competition within honey bee colonies
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A study was conducted to investigate the influence of relatedness on the survival of honey bee queens. Six pairs of unrelated colonies from evaluated. Wet grafting of newly hatched larvae was performed the day after dequeening each pair of colonies. Results indicated that kin selection may operate during competition among adult queens engaged in honey bee reproduction. They also showed that nurse bees do not discriminate between related and unrelated larvae during queen rearing.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 1998
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