Colony formation by queens of three bumblebee Bombus spp. after confinement in paired nest boxes, Royal Agricultural College (Uppsala), Uppland, Sweden
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Published source details
Hasselrot T.B. (1952) A new method for starting bumblebee colonies. Agromony Journal, 44, 218-219
Published source details Hasselrot T.B. (1952) A new method for starting bumblebee colonies. Agromony Journal, 44, 218-219
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Rear declining bumblebees in captivity
In Sweden, Hasselrot (1952) induced hibernated spring queens of three bumblebee species (B. terrestris, the tree bumblebeeĀ B. hypnorum and B. lapidarius) to form colonies in 26 out of 30 wooden nest boxes. He confined them alone in two linked boxes and provided honey solution and fresh pollen, moss and cellulose nesting material.
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