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Interesting stuff Alastair. The temperature i have in my head is 23 degrees for mating flights, not sure where i got that from. Do you think you got lucky with a really warm day or that the queen and hopefully the drones were out on a nice sunny day that was not quite that warm?Incidentally you might find this masters thesis interesting, it is the only NZ research into DCA's that i am aware of, i have found it just now: An investigation of honey bee Drone Congregation Area formation in rural and semi-rural locations in New Zealand : a thesis presented in part fulfilment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Science in Zoology at Massey University, Manawatū, New Zealand
Interesting stuff Alastair. The temperature i have in my head is 23 degrees for mating flights, not sure where i got that from. Do you think you got lucky with a really warm day or that the queen and hopefully the drones were out on a nice sunny day that was not quite that warm?
Incidentally you might find this masters thesis interesting, it is the only NZ research into DCA's that i am aware of, i have found it just now: An investigation of honey bee Drone Congregation Area formation in rural and semi-rural locations in New Zealand : a thesis presented in part fulfilment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Science in Zoology at Massey University, Manawatū, New Zealand
