Influence of immature queen honeybees (Apis mellifera) on queen rearing and foraging |
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| Authors: | J. B. FREE A. W. FERGUSON JACQUELINE R. SIMPKINS |
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| Affiliation: | Rothamsted Experimental Station, Harpenden |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACT. Providing queenless colonies with five queen cells containing larvae or pupae diminished the number of queen cells and queen cell cups subsequently produced, but not as effectively as the provision of a mated laying queen. Immature queens were more effective than the mature queens in stimulating pollen collection, but were less effective in stimulating nectar collection. |
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| Keywords: | Honeybee queen immature queen pheromone foraging queen rearing |
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