1965/01/01 by S. C. Jay, S. Cameron Jay · 6 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior #Insect and Pesticide Research #Plant and animal studies
paper · doi:10.1080/00218839.1965.11100119
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SUMMARYWind direction and speed, and the distance of hives from wind-breaks, greatly affect the drifting of bees. Little drifting was found to occur when hives were within or near a windbreak, but much when they were 15 m. or more away. Entrance size had little or no effect on drifting. Bees drifted less between hives placed on a steep slope than between hives on level ground. There was no difference between the proportions of bees that drifted in May, June, July and August. More bees drifted from the centre hive of a row to the end than vice versa.