CATCH THE BUZZ: Some Bees Are Busy, Some Aren't | Bee Culture

Radio frequency ID tags on honey bees reveal hive dynamics

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Scientists attached radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags to hundreds of individual honey bees and tracked them for several weeks. The effort yielded two discoveries: Some foraging bees are much busier than others; and if those busy bees disappear, others will take their place.

The findings are reported in the...

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