Watch the tream give and overview of the project and previous research (B4 symposium April 2026)

Publications

Visick, O.D., Ratnieks, F.L.W. (2026) Density and survival of wild honey bee colonies in English wood pasture, parkland and deer parks. Apidologie, 57, 5. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13592-025-01234-4

Visick, O.D., Ratnieks, F.L.W. (2025) Non-destructive measurement of tree cavity volume relating to nest sites for wild honey bee colonies and other species. Journal of Apicultural Research, 65, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1080/00218839.2025.2556076

Visick, O.D., Adams, I., Marzano, F.S., Ratnieks, F.L.W. (2025) Effect of bark harvest intensity on the formation of cavities and other microhabitats in cork oaks (Quercus suber). European Journal of Forest Research, 144, 467-479. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10342-025-01770-9 

Buswell, V. G., Huml, J. V., Ellis, J. S., Brown, A., Knight, M. E. (2025). Whole genome analyses of introgression in British and Irish Apis mellifera mellifera. Journal of Apicultural Research, 64, 185–197. https://doi.org/10.1080/00218839.2024.2411483

Moro, A., Albouy, V., Dickey, M., Kohl, P.L., McCormack, G.P., Remter, F., Requier, F., Rogenstein, S., Rutschmann, B., Thiele, M.J., Visick, O.D., Bila Dubaić, J. (2024) A protocol for monitoring populations of free-living western honey bees in temperate regions. Bee World, 101, 70-74. https://doi.org/10.1080/0005772X.2024.2402109 

Visick, O.D., Adams, Ney, P., Marzano, F.S., Ratnieks, F.L.W. (2024) Do nest sites limit wild honey bee colonies? Decoding swarm waggle dances to assess nest site availability. Ecological Entomology, 49, 869-880. https://doi.org/10.1111/een.13361 

Visick, O.D., Ratnieks, F.L.W. (2024) Ancient, veteran and other listed trees as nest sites for wild-living honey bee, Apis mellifera, colonies. Journal of Insect Conservation, 28, 153-163. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10841-023-00530-7 

Visick, O.D., Ratnieks, F.L.W. (2023) Density of wild honey bee, Apis mellifera, colonies worldwide. Ecology and Evolution, 13, e10609. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10609 

Ellis, J.S., Soland-Reckeweg, G., Buswell, V.G., Huml, V.J., Brown, A., Knight, M.E. (2018). Introgression in native populations of Apis mellifera mellifera L: implications for conservation. Journal of Insect Conservation, 22, 377–390 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10841-018-0067-7