From: Kim Flottum <[log in to unmask]>

>Regarding bees covering frames...
When at the Madison Lab years ago, the formula I was taught was one bee
covers 2 cells

This is also my understanding/assumption.  This also jibes with the understanding/assumption that bees (given near optimal conditions) can double the number of brood (or frames of brood) every 3 weeks (each brood cycle).

each adult bee can be observed to cover about 2 cells (in our book, a photo of a bee on comb illustrates this).  the change in orientation (from brood in the comb to adult on the comb) changes the state of the bee from "one of two being cared for by one adult" to "one adult caring for 2 brood".

i'm certain there are more exact measurements for these things, and that the math is a bit more complicated (a bit of calculus i expect to account for the varying ages of the brood in question), but for practical use, this about covers it (I think).

deknow

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