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honey bee hive on scale

honey bee hive on scale

In a study on honey bee overwinter survival, researchers in Pennsylvania used a portable platform scale to weigh colonies. The weight of the boxes, frames, bottom board, inner cover and top were subtracted to determine the net weight of the colony (adult bees, brood, and food stores.) (Photo credit: Mehmet Döke, Ph.D.)

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