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Nesting: Sites, Space and Density in Comb-Building

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The nesting sites of open- and cavity-nesting honeybees are reviewed in terms of nest sites, space and honeybee density. Space comprises building space for new combs and living space for clustering bees. In a container of a fixed volume, a strong colony constructs more than a colony with a smaller population; but, the amount of comb constructed per bee decreases with increased density and increases in colony size. The quality aspects of space as a stimulus for comb-building include illumination and air movement. Volume, space and density will only operate on wax production when the colony has reached some critical, if yet indefinable, threshold. Wax bees move throughout the nest so there is a close synchrony between the ‘needs’ of specific comb-building areas and the presence of bees producing wax scales. During comb-building there are concomitant changes in population size, population density, nectar and pollen influx, all of which affect honeybee/comb interactions.

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Hepburn, H., Pirk, C., Duangphakdee, O. (2014). Nesting: Sites, Space and Density in Comb-Building. In: Honeybee Nests. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-54328-9_2

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