Water provisioning increases caged worker bee lifespan and caged worker bees are living half as long as observed 50 years ago

A Nearman, D VanEngelsdorp - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
The high loss rates of honey bee colonies drive research for solutions aimed to mitigate
these losses. While honey bee colonies are superorganisms, experiments that measure the …

Understanding Honey Bee Colony Morbidity and Mortality Through Physiology and Lifespan

AJ Nearman - 2023 - search.proquest.com
Managed honey bee colonies (Apis mellifera) are a critical component of our
agroecosystem. As such, we need to understand and address risk factors that contribute to …