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The focus is primarily on keeping Apis mellifera, but discussion of all bee species, even if they aren't managed by beekeepers, is welcome.

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Conditioning honeybees to a specific mimic odor increases foraging activity on a self-compatible almond variety - Apidologie (link.springer.com)

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[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I should also clarify that agroecological studies like this get a lot of funding for commerce reasons but do have a lot of implications for biodiversity and rewilding work as obviously healthy, happy environments get more yield. Coral reefs also exhibit similar behaviour with sound.