• Question: Do you make sure that your tests are fair and record different bees the same day every year or does it not really matter?

    Asked by Robyn to Miranda on 15 Nov 2016.
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      Miranda Bane answered on 15 Nov 2016:

      It really important to make sure scientific experiments are fair and reliable. Otherwise we cannot trust our results.
      In order to make sure my observations are fair and reliable I do a few things…
      1) Always record the date, time and weather conditions when I am doing field work
      2) I catch each bee that I record and mark its wings with a special pen before I release it. Then I know if I catch the same bee twice.
      3) Always follow the next bee that I hear…not see, so that I am not choosing the nicer looking bees more.

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