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Data Collection
Central Maryland is the first test case of a network of scale hives to monitor honey bee nectar flow and nectar plant phenology. Tracking nectar flow data can have many benefits.
- Quantitative information useful to beekeepers and scientists studying plant-pollinator interactions.
- A baseline from which to measure/predict climate change and land use/land cover change impacts.
- Demonstration of citizen-scientist role in climate impact studies - what’s happening in My Back Yard?
- Provides data for scientists to relate satellite observations to detailed phenological events.
- Data are needed to relate large scale climate and ecosystem models to local impacts.
- Will the Africanized Honey Bee establish resident populations in Maryland, and if so, when?
Getting Started - Have a hive, want to join?
If you currently have a hive and are in need of a scale, information about scales can be found in the Scale Hive Protocol within the section called 'The Scale'. If you are interested but are not sure, this detailed document is great place to start.
Once you have your hive on a scale, you are ready to take part in the scale hive study! Please fill out this one-page questionaire and email it to Wayne Esaias. Data may be entered using an MS Excel spreadsheet, or using a comma-separated variable (.csv) file, which is just a simple text file that another spreadsheet program might import. Download your preference, or contact us if you have questions or problems.
List of Resources for Participants
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