Dwindling pollen resources trigger the transition to broodless populations of long‐lived honeybees each autumn

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Dynamic modelling of honey bee (Apis mellifera) colony growth and failure (2013, background): “However, colonies produce the same numbers of winer bees ‘regardless of the timing of the disappearance of pollen esources,’ (Mattila and Otis, 2007).”
A historical review of managed honey bee populations in Europe and the United States and the factors that may affect them. (2010, background): “Dwindling pollen reserves in the fall result in early cessation of brood rearing that triggers the premature development of long-lived winter bees (Mattila and Otis, 2007).”