{"id":1456,"date":"2025-10-29T15:43:01","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T14:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.resistantbees.es\/?p=1456"},"modified":"2025-10-29T15:49:47","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T14:49:47","slug":"1456","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.resistantbees.es\/?p=1456","title":{"rendered":"Why does our system work?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Why does our system work?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"collapsCat-16-block-2\">\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Cell size of bee honey comb\" href=\"https:\/\/english.resistantbees.es\/?p=108\">Cell size of bee honey comb<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"The natural arrangement of the combs in the beehive\" href=\"https:\/\/english.resistantbees.es\/?p=114\">The natural arrangement of the combs in the beehive<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"The importance of the drones or the true heroes in the beehive\" href=\"https:\/\/english.resistantbees.es\/?p=117\">The importance of the drones or the true heroes in the beehive<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"The nutrition of the bees\" href=\"https:\/\/english.resistantbees.es\/?p=120\">The nutrition of the bees<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"advantages of small cell bees\" href=\"https:\/\/english.resistantbees.es\/?p=309\">advantages of small cell bees<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Unlimited broodnest\" href=\"https:\/\/english.resistantbees.es\/?p=437\">Unlimited broodnest<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"How does our small cell bee defend herself against the Varroa mites?\" href=\"https:\/\/english.resistantbees.es\/?p=101\">How does our small cell bee defend herself against the Varroa mites?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Hygienic behavior of the bees\" href=\"https:\/\/english.resistantbees.es\/?p=131\">Hygienic behavior of the bees<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"swarm tendency is very reduced in small cell bees with Housel positioning of combs\" href=\"https:\/\/english.resistantbees.es\/?p=134\">swarm tendency is very reduced in small cell bees with Housel positioning of combs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Instructions for breeding Varroa resistant bees\" href=\"https:\/\/english.resistantbees.es\/?p=138\">Instructions for breeding Varroa resistant bees<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"scientific research: smaller cell size can have an impact on Varroa reproductive success\" href=\"https:\/\/english.resistantbees.es\/?p=228\">scientific research: smaller cell size can have an impact on Varroa reproductive success<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Intelligence of the bees, brood nest temperature and cell size - scientific research\" href=\"https:\/\/english.resistantbees.es\/?p=234\">Intelligence of the bees, brood nest temperature and cell size &#8211; scientific research<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Does the dronebrood act as a Varroa trap in small cell bees?\" href=\"https:\/\/english.resistantbees.es\/?p=279\">Does the dronebrood act as a Varroa trap in small cell bees?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"advantages of small cell bees\" href=\"https:\/\/english.resistantbees.es\/?p=309\">advantages of small cell bees<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"clear advantage over Varroa mites - the incubation period of small cell bees is shortened by one day\" href=\"https:\/\/english.resistantbees.es\/?p=311\">clear advantage over Varroa mites &#8211; the incubation period of small cell bees is shortened by one day<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"small cell bees live longer, a scientific study proves it\" href=\"https:\/\/english.resistantbees.es\/?p=314\">small cell bees live longer, a scientific study proves it<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"advantage of small cell bees - dronebrood all the active season through\" href=\"https:\/\/english.resistantbees.es\/?p=317\">advantage of small cell bees &#8211; dronebrood all the active season through<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Small cell bees can fly into smaller flowers\" href=\"https:\/\/english.resistantbees.es\/?p=322\">Small cell bees can fly into smaller flowers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"big advantage of small cells - tracheal mites cannot enter in the interior of the bees\" href=\"https:\/\/english.resistantbees.es\/?p=325\">big advantage of small cells &#8211; tracheal mites cannot enter in the interior of the bees<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"study: longer life span of worker honeybees reared in colonies kept on small-cell combs\" href=\"https:\/\/english.resistantbees.es\/?p=328\">study: longer life span of worker honeybees reared in colonies kept on small-cell combs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"scientific study: hygienic behavior can be intensified by transferring colonies onto small-cell combs\" href=\"https:\/\/english.resistantbees.es\/?p=331\">scientific study: hygienic behavior can be intensified by transferring colonies onto small-cell combs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"big advantage - extended flight times of small cell bees\" href=\"https:\/\/english.resistantbees.es\/?p=347\">big advantage &#8211; 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