Going with this, here in New Zealand we have disease associated with the overcrowding from to the number of colonies. We have too many honey bees.
As the number of colonies has started to fall in recent years, yield per hive has started to go up.
Overcrowding leads to more mites, more AFB and less honey. It’s also a right PITA trying to get stuff done late season, as bees descend and cause chaos at the whiff of sugar/honey.
I’m part of the problem with my small apiary in the back yard.
As the number of colonies has started to fall in recent years, yield per hive has started to go up.
Overcrowding leads to more mites, more AFB and less honey. It’s also a right PITA trying to get stuff done late season, as bees descend and cause chaos at the whiff of sugar/honey.
I’m part of the problem with my small apiary in the back yard.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/479084/number-of-beehive...