Before drawing conclusions from any single study, it's wise to see whether
subsequent studies obtain similar results:

Characteristics of 108 natural nests of feral honeybee colonies in trees
are reported. Sixteen genera
of trees were inhabited. Entrances were knot holes (75 nests), cracks (32),
and root openings (1);
71 were more than 3m from the ground, and 68 had an area over 40 cm2• All
106 trees measured
had a diameter above 30 em at 1 · 3 m from the ground, and 63 trees had
diameters above 20 em
at the entrance height. Twice as many entrances faced SW as any other
(quadrant) direction.

A. Avitabile, D. P. Stafstrom & K. J. Donovan (1978) Natural Nest Sites of
Honeybee Colonies in Trees in Connecticut, USA, Journal of Apicultural
Research, 17:4, 222-226


-- 
Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com

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