Effects of Insemination Quantity on Honey Bee Queen Physiology
Figure 1
Workers are more attracted to MDI than SDI queens in observation hives.
Following insemination, the retinue response to SDI and MDI queens was monitored in observation hives, twice a day for 5 days. MDI queens attracted significantly more worker bees in their retinue than the SDI queens did (F = 6.73, p = 0.02). (SDI: 7 queens; MDI: 5 queens).