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The Regulation of Temperature in the Honeybee Swarm

Honeybees must be warm in order to fly. Therefore the temperature of an immobile swarm must be closely controlled so that when scout bees have found a new nest site the swarm is ready for a fast takeoff

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 244 Issue 6This article was originally published with the title “The Regulation of Temperature in the Honeybee Swarm” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 244 No. 6 (), p. 146
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0681-146