The Dearth, Robbing Season, and the Dreaded Yellow Jacket
Every year across most of the earth, honey bees experience a nectar and pollen dearth. This event occurs when the honey bees (and other pollinators) run out of forage during the summer between the drying of the spring blooms and the start of the fall nectar flow. This is also the time when conventional beekeepers prop up their bees by feeding …
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