Optimal timing of comb construction by honeybee (Apis mellifera) colonies: A dynamic programming model and experimental tests

Agriculture & Biology

• dynamic programming 99%
• combs (social insects) 82%
• nectar 69%
• Apis mellifera 68%
• honey bees 63%
• honey 29%
• testing 26%
• bees 17%
• brood rearing 12%
• honey bee colonies 11%
• resource allocation 11%
• thermoregulation 10%
• waxes 9%
• foraging 7%
• flowers 6%
• winter 6%
• duration 6%
• organisms 5%

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• nectar 100%
• honeybee 98%
• model test 66%
• honey 38%
• test 26%
• bee 23%
• colony structure 17%
• brood rearing 16%
• thermoregulation 13%
• resource allocation 11%
• flower 10%
• wax 10%
• fitness 9%
• algal bloom 8%
• organism 6%
• food 6%
• winter 5%
• cost 4%
• experiment 3%