We would also like to thank Adee Honey Farms (Bruce, SD) and the farmers for providing access to bee hives and land for the duration of this study. This research was funded by two years of support from the National Honey Board and USDA-ELI grant 2016-67012-24826. Mention of any ...
Many countries worldwide, particularly in the Northern hemisphere, rely on the Western honey bee, Apis mellifera, for commercial pollination of certain crops, but over the recent years there has been an increase in losses in managed honey bee colonies in some regions of the world. Colony ...