Weight Watching and the Effect of Landscape on Honeybee Colony Productivity: Investigating the Value of Colony Weight Monitoring for the Beekeeping Industry

摘要: Over the last few decades, a gradual departure away from traditional agricultural practices has resulted in alterations to composition of countryside and landscapes across Europe. In face such changes, monitoring development productivity honey bee colonies different sites can give valuable insight on influence landscape their might point towards future directions for modernized beekeeping practices. Using data honeybee colony weights provided by electronic scales spread Denmark, we investigated effect immediate productivity. order extract meaningful information, manipulation was necessary prior analysis as result management regimes or malfunction. Once this carried out, were able show that situated composed more than 50% urban areas significantly productive those with mixed areas. As well exploring some potential reasons observed differences, discuss value weight large scale.