scholarly journals Bumble bee colony dynamics: quantifying the importance of land use and floral resources for colony growth and queen production

2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 460-468 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth E. Crone ◽  
Neal M. Williams
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Colony Growth ◽  
Floral Resources ◽  
Bumble Bee ◽  
Bee Colony ◽  
Queen Production ◽  
Colony Dynamics

Neonicotinoid Pesticide Reduces Bumble Bee Colony Growth and Queen Production

Science ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 336 (6079) ◽  
pp. 351-352 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. R. Whitehorn ◽  
S. O'Connor ◽  
F. L. Wackers ◽  
D. Goulson
Keyword(s):  
Colony Growth ◽  
Bumble Bee ◽  
Bee Colony ◽  
Queen Production

Bumble bee colony growth and reproduction on reclaimed surface coal mines

2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 183-194 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessie Lanterman ◽  
Karen Goodell
Keyword(s):  
Coal Mines ◽  
Colony Growth ◽  
Bumble Bee ◽  
Bee Colony ◽  
Growth And Reproduction

scholarly journals Annual flowers strips benefit bumble bee colony growth and reproduction

2020 ◽  
Vol 252 ◽  
pp. 108814
Author(s):  
Björn K. Klatt ◽  
Lovisa Nilsson ◽  
Henrik G. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Colony Growth ◽  
Bumble Bee ◽  
Bee Colony ◽  
Growth And Reproduction

scholarly journals Flowering plant composition shapes pathogen infection intensity and reproduction in bumble bee colonies

2020 ◽  
Vol 117 (21) ◽  
pp. 11559-11565 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lynn S. Adler ◽  
Nicholas A. Barber ◽  
Olivia M. Biller ◽  
Rebecca E. Irwin
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Infection Intensity ◽  
Flowering Plant ◽  
Floral Resources ◽  
Bumble Bee ◽  
Pathogen Infection ◽  
Bee Colony ◽  
Foraging Preferences ◽  
Infection Treatment ◽  
High Infection

Pathogens pose significant threats to pollinator health and food security. Pollinators can transmit diseases during foraging, but the consequences of plant species composition for infection is unknown. In agroecosystems, flowering strips or hedgerows are often used to augment pollinator habitat. We used canola as a focal crop in tents and manipulated flowering strip composition using plant species we had previously shown to result in higher or lower bee infection in short-term trials. We also manipulated initial colony infection to assess impacts on foraging behavior. Flowering strips using high-infection plant species nearly doubled bumble bee colony infection intensity compared to low-infection plant species, with intermediate infection in canola-only tents. Both infection treatment and flowering strips reduced visits to canola, but we saw no evidence that infection treatment shifted foraging preferences. Although high-infection flowering strips increased colony infection intensity, colony reproduction was improved with any flowering strips compared to canola alone. Effects of flowering strips on colony reproduction were explained by nectar availability, but effects of flowering strips on infection intensity were not. Thus, flowering strips benefited colony reproduction by adding floral resources, but certain plant species also come with a risk of increased pathogen infection intensity.

scholarly journals Early resources lead to persistent benefits for bumble bee colony dynamics

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosemary Malfi ◽  
Elizabeth Crone ◽  
Maj Rundl f ◽  
Neal Williams
Keyword(s):  
Bumble Bee ◽  
Bee Colony ◽  
Colony Dynamics

Surplus Nectar Available for Subalpine Bumble Bee Colony Growth

2009 ◽  
Vol 38 (6) ◽  
pp. 1680-1689 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan E. Elliott
Keyword(s):  
Colony Growth ◽  
Bumble Bee ◽  
Bee Colony

scholarly journals Early resources lead to persistent benefits for bumble bee colony dynamics

Ecology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosemary L. Malfi ◽  
Elizabeth Crone ◽  
Maj Rundlöf ◽  
Neal M. Williams
Keyword(s):  
Bumble Bee ◽  
Bee Colony ◽  
Colony Dynamics

scholarly journals Bumble bee colony growth and reproduction depend on local flower dominance and natural habitat area in the surrounding landscape

2017 ◽  
Vol 206 ◽  
pp. 217-223 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian J. Spiesman ◽  
Ashley Bennett ◽  
Rufus Isaacs ◽  
Claudio Gratton
Keyword(s):  
Natural Habitat ◽  
Colony Growth ◽  
Bumble Bee ◽  
Habitat Area ◽  
Bee Colony ◽  
Surrounding Landscape ◽  
Growth And Reproduction

scholarly journals Sublethal concentrations of clothianidin affect honey bee colony growth and hive CO2 concentration

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
William G. Meikle ◽  
John J. Adamczyk ◽  
Milagra Weiss ◽  
Janie Ross ◽  
Chris Werle ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Honey Bee ◽  
Pesticide Exposure ◽  
Co2 Concentration ◽  
Colony Growth ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Brood Production ◽  
Weight Losses ◽  
Bee Colony ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Bee Colonies

AbstractThe effects of agricultural pesticide exposure upon honey bee colonies is of increasing interest to beekeepers and researchers, and the impact of neonicotinoid pesticides in particular has come under intense scrutiny. To explore potential colony-level effects of a neonicotinoid pesticide at field-relevant concentrations, honey bee colonies were fed 5- and 20-ppb concentrations of clothianidin in sugar syrup while control colonies were fed unadulterated syrup. Two experiments were conducted in successive years at the same site in southern Arizona, and one in the high rainfall environment of Mississippi. Across all three experiments, adult bee masses were about 21% lower among colonies fed 20-ppb clothianidin than the untreated control group, but no effects of treatment on brood production were observed. Average daily hive weight losses per day in the 5-ppb clothianidin colonies were about 39% lower post-treatment than in the 20-ppb clothianidin colonies, indicating lower consumption and/or better foraging, but the dry weights of newly-emerged adult bees were on average 6–7% lower in the 5-ppb group compared to the other groups, suggesting a nutritional problem in the 5-ppb group. Internal hive CO2 concentration was higher on average in colonies fed 20-ppb clothianidin, which could have resulted from greater CO2 production and/or reduced ventilating activity. Hive temperature average and daily variability were not affected by clothianidin exposure but did differ significantly among trials. Clothianidin was found to be, like imidacloprid, highly stable in honey in the hive environment over several months.

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