Effects of Colony Creation Method and Beekeeper Education on Honeybee (Apis mellifera) Mortality

Authors

J Reed Findlay, University of Idaho Extension- Power CountyFollow
Benjamin Eborn, University of Idaho Extension- Teton CountyFollow
Wayne Jones, University of Idaho Extension- Bonneville CountyFollow

Volume

53

Issue

1

DOI

10.34068/joe.53.01.20

Abstract

The two-part study reported here analyzed the effects of beekeeper education and colony creation methods on colony mortality. The first study examined the difference in hive mortality between hives managed by beekeepers who had received formal training in beekeeping with beekeepers who had not. The second study examined the effect on hive mortality between hives that were initiated as nucleus or package colonies. Colonies created from package bees were more likely to survive for 1 year than nucleus colonies. Colonies managed by beekeepers who had received formal education also exhibited better survival rates than those managed by non-educated beekeepers.

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Recommended Citation

Findlay, J., Eborn, B., & Jones, W. (2015). Effects of Colony Creation Method and Beekeeper Education on Honeybee (Apis mellifera) Mortality. The Journal of Extension, 53(1), Article 20. https://doi.org/10.34068/joe.53.01.20