Honeybees by Jacques van Alphen Scientific Canada 7-14 August 1982)

Canada 7-14 August 1982)

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Beekeeping presents many challenges

varroa mite management and Natural Nest hive design

Honeybees by Jacques van Alphen Scientific Canada 7-14 August 1982)Jacques van Alphen describes the research that unravelled the behaviour of honey bees. Fascinating stories! How, for example, can a hive of several tens of thousands of individuals function without a leader? And what about the complicated sexual life of honey bees and, a problem Darwin was already considering, what is the ideal ratio of numbers of males to females? All aspects of the complicated sexual life turn out to be important in making bees