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There is almost '''no information''' on threshold values for the '''[[honey]]''' harvest, but placing the hive on a '''scale''' allows to gather information about possible '''honey harvest times''', or to estimate the '''amount of food reserves'''. Collecting continuous data provide information on not only colony growth or food consumption, but also on '''[[Hive Management|swarming]]''', variations in '''[[bee forage|nectar or pollen availability]]''', and absconding of colonies. It has to be mentioned, that weather conditions and the '''[[hive types|hive itself]]''' (various moisture level) have influence on the weighting-data (e.g. strong winds, snow, rain, …). <ref>Meikle, W. G., & Holst, N. (2014). Application of continuous monitoring of honeybee colonies. Apidologie, 46(1), 10–22.</ref> 


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