Resource supplementation later in the colony cycle improves real-world bumblebee colony survival

Leo Fordham; Elli Leadbeater

doi:10.1111/1365-2664.70229

Resource supplementation later in the colony cycle improves real-world bumblebee colony survival

Leo Fordham
, Elli Leadbeater

Department of Biological Sciences

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Original language	English
Article number	e70229
Journal	JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY
Early online date	26 Nov 2025
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.70229
Publication status	Published - 10 Jan 2026

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
SDG 15 Life on Land

Keywords

Agriculture
Agroecology
Bombus terrestris
Bumblebee
Colony survival
Land-use
Nutritional stress
Pollinator ecology
Resource supplementation

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10.1111/1365-2664.70229Licence: CC BY

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