Robbing Behavior in Honey Bees
Western honey bee workers can invade and steal honey/nectar from other colonies or sugar/corn syrup from feeders used to deliver syrup to other colonies. This is called “robbing” behavior. Robbing behavior typically involves the collection of nectar and honey, but not pollen or brood. Some beekeepe...
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The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries
2015-03-01
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| Online Access: | https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/128187 |