• Data of winter weight from different subspecies of honey bee Apis mellifera colonies (Linnaeus, 1758) in southwestern Sweden

Honey bees are currently facing mounting pressures that have resulted in population declines in many parts of the world. In northern climates winter is a bottleneck for honey bees and a thorough understanding of the colo...

• Supplemental Material for: Comparison of drone ecology and behavior between Apis mellifera mellifera and the hybrid Buckfast in southwestern Sweden.

Most research on the biology of the western honey bee (Apis mellifera) focuses on the worker bees, but knowledge about drones is lacking despite their important role in mating with a virgin queen. Available information a...

• Unique brood ester profile in a Varroa destructor resistant population of European honey bee (Apis mellifera)

Data of chemical compounds extracted from honey bee (Apis mellifera) brood in a varroa resistant and varroa susceptible population. Samples were taken 0, 6, 12, 18, 24, and 36 hours after brood capping by immersing pupae...

• Data on how honeybee host brood traits influence Varroa destructor reproduction

The data set was collected in Uppsala Sweden between 2019 and 2021. Hives were established using varroa resistant queens from Oslo, Norway (n = 3), Gotland Sweden, (n = 5), and Avignon, France (n = 4), with a varroa susc...

• Data from: Lactic acid bacteria in Swedish honeybees during outbreaks of American Foulbrood

In this study DNA extracted from honeybees was analysed using qPCR for the presence and quantity of different honeybee-specific lactic acid bacteria. The aim was to investigate if presence of the disease American foulbro...