[ExI] Bee Watch

[Dave Sill]

On Wed, Dec 16, 2015 at 11:37 AM, Dan TheBookMan <danust2012 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Does every last give even need to be watched? Wouldn't a good small
> randomized sample tell us much for a given area? That might bring the cost
> down, especially if, say, only 2% of hives in a region can tell us about
> the overall status of all the hives in the same area. (Ditto for monitoring
> other species.)
>

That depends upon the purpose of the monitoring. If you're looking for a
measure of regional health, then spot checking is fine. If you're looking
to reduce the beekeeper's workload and identify problems as quickly as
possible, then, yes, you want to monitor all the hives in the bee yard.

-Dave
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