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