Science

Scientific studies of honey bees, and other bees, of relevance to beekeepers. I try and explain these in terms that the informed layperson can understand, but inevitably there will be some technical terms and other gobbledegook ... if you get lost, scroll to the end where there's probably a summary of some sort.
16 Feb '24

Bigger queens, better queens - part 1

14 min read
12 Jan '24

Free-living bees and big old trees

15 min read
05 Jan '24

Global numbers of free living honey bees

13 min read
08 Dec '23

How artificial is an artificial swarm?

12 min read
24 Nov '23

Fondant, mushrooms and DWV

11 min read