Reducing African honey bees using managed European colonies

🌐 Original language: English 📰 Source: blogs.ifas.ufl.edu
Reducing African honey bees using managed European colonies
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Reducing African honey bees using managed European colonies

Reducing African honey bees using managed European colonies

Figure 1. Graphic representation of a DCA. All of the colonies shown (feral and managed) within the 0.5 km radius could send drones to that DCA.

At the UF HBREL we love when our science has practical applications for Florida beekeepers. Below is a summary of one such study with African and European honey bee colonies.

Hypothesis: The presence of managed European honey bees can decrease the number of nearby African colonies.

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Source: blogs.ifas.ufl.edu

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