Derek Mitchell

Researcher into the heat transfer of honey bee nests and hives using in-vivo, in-vitro and in-silico experiments since 2012.

Mitchell, D.M., 2024. Are man-made hives valid thermal surrogates for natural honey bee nests (Apis mellifera)? Journal of Thermal Biology 122, 103882. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtherbio.2024.103882

Mitchell, D.M., 2023. Honeybee cluster—not insulation but stressful heat sink. Journal of the Royal Society Interface 20. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2023.0488

Mitchell, D.M., 2022. Honey bee (Apis mellifera) size determines colony heat transfer when brood covering or distributed. International Journal of Biometeorology 66, 1653–1663. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00484-022-02308-z

Mitchell, D.M., 2019. Thermal efficiency extends distance and variety for honeybee foragers: Analysis of the energetics of nectar collection and desiccation by Apis mellifera. Journal of the Royal Society Interface 16. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2018.0879

Mitchell, D.M., 2019. Nectar, humidity, honey bees (Apis mellifera) and varroa in summer: A theoretical thermofluid analysis of the fate of water vapour from honey ripening and its implications on the control of Varroa destructor. Journal of the Royal Society Interface 16.