Honey bee hive covers reduce food consumption and colony mortality during overwintering.

Beekeepers regularly employ management practices to mitigate losses during the winter, often considered the most difficult time during a colony life cycle. Management recommendations involving covering or wrapping hives in insulation during winter have a long history; over 100 years ago, most recomm...

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Main Authors: Ashley L St Clair, Nathanael J Beach, Adam G Dolezal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0266219