ENVS 2210 Chapter Notes -Honey Flow, Early Summer, Haplodiploidy
23 Mar 2015
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When birth rate exceeds death, the pop grows rapidly in april, may and. Average peak of 60 k is reached sometime in june. Some colonies show an increase in adult bees in the early fall before the numbers begin to decline. Blooming periods of major nectar and pollen sources influence the cycle: tropical or subtropical areas a cycle that depends on the dry and wet season. In n. temp areas seasonality is more pronounced with short s-s- f seasons as a result colonies tend to grow faster and reach larger sizes than tropical or subtropical climates: brood cycle is also seasonal. Jan- very little worker brood is reared and no d or q are reared. When day lenght and pollen increase, rearing of brood increases. There may be an early peak followed by a dip or second peak in brood rearing when new pollen sources are avail in early fall.
