Stephens & Foraging - Behavior and Ecology - Chapter 8
Stephens & Foraging - Behavior and Ecology - Chapter 8
8 Provisioning A honeybee (Apis mellifera) colony contains thousands of foragers that collect large amounts of nectar, pollen, propolis, and water and deliver them to the hive. The colony’s activities and, ultimately, reproduction depend on these resources. Millions of years of honeybee evolution and thousands of years.