Honeybee colony performance affected by crop diversity and farmland structure: a modelling framework
J. Horn, M. A. Becher, K. Johst, P. J. Kennedy, J. L. Osborne, V. Radchuk, V. Grimm
This paper develops a modelling framework to assess honeybee colony viability in different cropping systems, finding that crop diversity and species composition significantly impact forage availability and colony resilience.
bioRxiv · Dec 17, 2019Ecology