Pollen Collection by Honeybees (Apis mellifera)

10.2307/1492 ◽  
1947 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 122 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. D. Synge
Keyword(s):  
Apis Mellifera ◽  
Pollen Collection

scholarly journals Comparative Foraging Behavior of Apis Cerana F. and Apis Mellifera L. in Rapeseed under Cage Condition in Chitwan, Nepal

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 483-487
Author(s):  
Rameshwor Pudasaini ◽  
Resham Bahadur Thapa
Keyword(s):  
Apis Mellifera ◽  
Foraging Behavior ◽  
Apis Cerana ◽  
Lower Number ◽  
Pollen Collection ◽  
Cage Condition

An experiment was conducted to determine the foraging behavior of Apis mellifera L. and Apis cerana F. in rapeseed under cage condition in Chitwan, Nepal during 2012-2013. This experiment showed that Apis cerana F. foraged extra 42 minute per day as compared to Apis mellifera L. Apis cerana F. were more attracted to nectar, whereas Apis mellifera L. were more attracted to pollen collection throughout the day. The activities, in into hives and out from hives, for both species were recorded more at 2:00 pm and least at 8:00 am. The highest in-out were observed at 2:00 pm on both species as Apis mellifera L. 44.33 bees entered into hives and 49.66 bees went out of hives, whereas lower number of Apis cerana F. 43.66 bees entered into hives and 48.16 bees were out of hives. Apis mellifera L. collect 1.22:1 and 0.41:1 pollen nectar ratio at 10:00 am and 4:00 am whereas at same hours Apis cerana collect 1.16:1 and 0.30:1 pollen nectar ratio. Apis cerana F. foraged significantly higher number of rapeseed flowers and plants as compared to Apis mellifera L. under caged condition. It shows that Apis cerana F. was more efficient pollinator as compared to Apis mellifera L. under caged condition. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ijasbt.v2i4.11238Int J Appl Sci Biotechnol, Vol. 2(4): 483-487  

scholarly journals Daily distribution of pollen collection by honeybee foragers (Apis mellifera L.)

2012 ◽  
Vol 59 (1) ◽  
pp. 271-278
Author(s):  
Joanna Klepacz-Baniak ◽  
Krystyna Czekońska
Keyword(s):  
Apis Mellifera ◽  
Pollen Collection ◽  
Pollen Loads

In May, July and September pollen loads samples were collected from 20 honeybee colonies, during 4 days at fixed hours. The pollen loads were classified into botanical taxons. Pollen loads of every examined taxon were collected during the whole day. The daily dynamics of pollen collection depends more on time of the day than temperature.

scholarly journals Pollen Collection and Brood Production by Honeybees (Apis mellifera L.) under Chitwan Condition of Nepal

2005 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
pp. 143-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
KR Neupane ◽  
RB Thapa
Keyword(s):  
Apis Mellifera ◽  
Rainy Season ◽  
Nutritional Deficiencies ◽  
Pollen Foraging ◽  
Spring Season ◽  
Brood Production ◽  
Pollen Collection ◽  
Bee Colony ◽  
Different Seasons ◽  
Key Words Honeybees

A study was carried out to investigate pollen foraging, storage and its impact on Apis mellifera L brood production throughout the year under Terai condition of Nepal in 2003-2005. Number of pollen foragers, amount of pollen stored as beebread and brood in the colony differed significantly during different seasons. Number of pollen foragers (117.5 bees/ hive/ 5 min) and amount of pollen as beebread (2439.0 gm/hive) and number of brood (14787.2 brood cells/hive) were the highest during spring season, while the lowest number of pollen foragers (38.1 bees/ hive/5 min.) stored the lowest amount of beebread or pollen store (152.5 gm /hive) and produced the lowest number of brood (3811.7 brood cells/ hive) and bees in rainy season. Autumn, winter and summer seasons were normal for pollen collection and brood production, while starvation and nutritional deficiencies due to the acute shortage of pollen in rainy season was the major reason to decline or collapse the bee population before the honey flow season. Therefore, feeding bees with adequate amount of nutritionally rich pollen during rainy season is essential to maintain a healthy and strong bee colony for the production of higher honey and other hive products. Key words: Honeybees, foraging, pollen, brood, Apis mellifera J. Inst. Agric. Anim. Sci. 26: 143-148 (2005)

scholarly journals POLLEN COLLECTION BY APIS MELLIFERA

1947 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 142-165 ◽  
Author(s):  
MARY PFRCIVAL
Keyword(s):  
Apis Mellifera ◽  
Pollen Collection

scholarly journals Phenology of the specialist bee Colletes hederae and its dependence on Hedera helix L. in comparison to a generalist, Apis mellifera

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 183-195
Author(s):  
Georgia Hennessy ◽  
Cassanda Uthoff ◽  
Sema Abbas ◽  
Stefano C. Quaradeghini ◽  
Emma Stokes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Apis Mellifera ◽  
Pollen Analysis ◽  
Foraging Ecology ◽  
Large Range ◽  
Hedera Helix ◽  
Pollen Collection ◽  
Flower Visitation ◽  
Original Distribution ◽  
Highly Correlated ◽  
Floral Resource

AbstractColletes hederae,the ivy bee, (Hymenoptera: Colletidae) has undergone large range expansions in Europe in recent years, including colonising Britain in 2001 with its original distribution limited to Western mainland Europe and the Channel Islands. It is thought to specialise onHedera helixL. (Apiales: Ariliaceae), common ivy. However, some research has questioned this dependence. This study quantifies the foraging ecology ofC. hederaeto determine its relationship with ivy in Sussex. We quantified the phenology of ivy bloom,C. hederaeactivity and flower visitation, and pollen collection of females through pollen analysis. We also gathered equivalent data onApis melliferaboth as a comparison and to assess alternative pollen sources. The phenology of femaleC. hederaeactivity was highly correlated with and phonologically contained within the ivy bloom period. Pollen analysis fromC. hederaeidentified ivy pollen was 98.5% of samples, significantly more than forA. mellifera(90%). Two other plant species were identified and more common inC. hederaesamples when ivy bloom was not at its peak. Surveys of ivy flowers surrounding the aggregations found thatC. hederaewere the most common insect (26%) foraging on ivy.AlthoughC. hederaecan forage on other species, ivy was found to be an important floral resource. The results also suggest the potential for competition withA. mellifera, the only other bee present in more than small numbers onH. helixflowers, as althoughA. melliferais a generalist, in autumn it mainly forages on ivy.

scholarly journals Resource Collection by Honeybees (Apis mellifera) on Yellow Melon (Cucumis melo) Flowers

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 15
Author(s):  
Márcia F. Ribeiro ◽  
Eva M. S. Silva ◽  
Lúcia H. P. Kiill ◽  
Katia M. M. Siqueira ◽  
Márcia S. Coelho ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Apis Mellifera ◽  
Cucumis Melo ◽  
Floral Resources ◽  
Flowering Period ◽  
Pollen Collection ◽  
Resource Collection ◽  
Male Flowers ◽  
Number Of Individuals

This study aimed to analyze the details of collection of floral resources (pollen and nectar) by honeybees (Apis mellifera) on male and hermaphrodite flowers of melon (Cucumis melo). The experiments were conducted in areas located at Embrapa Semiárido and Embrapa Produtos e Mercado, Petrolina, state of Pernambuco, in November and December 2011, with crop of a hybrid yellow 10/00 F1 melon. Honeybee colonies housed in Langstroth hives, uniform concerning the number of individuals and brood area were used. The four experimental areas (0.5 ha each), received respectively 0, 1, 2 and 3 hives, from the first day on which the hermaphrodite flowers appeared to the end of the flowering period of the melon crop. The results showed that the bees visited more the hermaphrodite than the male flowers, in order to collect the resources (pollen and nectar), in all areas where honeybee hives were placed. In general, independently from the number of hives, the resource most collected was nectar. Pollen collection occurred mainly at the first hours of the morning, while nectar was collected throughout the day.

scholarly journals Pollen collection and honey bee forager distribution in cantaloupe

2007 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
José Luis Reyes-Carrillo ◽  
Frank A. Eischen ◽  
Pedro Cano-Ríos ◽  
Rafael Rodríguez Martínez ◽  
Urbano Nava Camberos
Keyword(s):  
Apis Mellifera ◽  
Honey Bee ◽  
Cucumis Melo ◽  
Pollen Collection ◽  
Cucumis Melo L

Durante el verano del 2002 la colecta de polen y la distribución de las abejas (Apis mellifera L.) pecoreadoras fueron estudiadas en el cultivo de melón (Cucumis melo L., cv Cruiser ) bajo condiciones de riego por goteo y acolchado plástico. El lote experimental estuvo localizado cerca del Campo Experimental La Laguna del INIFAP, en el municipio de Matamoros, Coahuila, México. Dos experimentos se realizaron en el mismo predio, en lotes separados 800 m por una huerta de nogal. Ambas superficies de melón fueron sembradas en la misma fecha. Experimento N° 1. Al inicio de la floración se colocaron nueve colmenas en tres hectáreas de cultivo. Cada colmena contó con una trampa de polen tipo Ontario modificada. El polen se colectó cada hora de cada colmena un día por semana de las 8:30 hr a las 14:30 hr durante las cuatro primeras semanas de floración del cultivo. Experimento N° 2. Tres semanas después del inicio de la floración se colocaron 30 colmenas en un campo de melón de diez hectáreas. En cuatro surcos de 105 m de longitud se marcaron transectos de diez metros a 25, 50, 75 y 100 metros de distancia del apiario. Las abejas pecoreadoras fueron contadas simultáneamente en cada transecto cada media hora de las 7:30 hr hasta las 20:30 horas, el mismo día en que fue colectado el polen de la tercera semana de floración. La colecta de polen fue mayor temprano por la mañana (22.6 g por colmena), disminuyendo a una cantidad media de las 9:30 hr (13.7 g), 10:30 hr (12.5 g) a las 11:30 hr (9.5 g) y permaneciendo baja desde las 12:30 hasta el mediodía (menos de 2.6 g por colmena; p<0.05). El patrón de distribución mostró que las abejas se presentaron en el cultivo de melón después de las 8:00 hr y alcanzaron su máximo entre las 10:30 hr y las 14:30 hr cuando las abejas iniciaron su disminución hasta el cese de los vuelos a las 20:30 hr. No se encontraron diferencias significativas en el número de abejas pecoreadoras a las diferentes distancias del apiario que fueron evaluadas.

scholarly journals Food collection behavior of Apis mellifera and Tetragonisca angustula bees in Brassica napus L. in response to different environmental covariates

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simone Cristina Camargo ◽  
Regina Conceição Garcia ◽  
Newton Tavares Escocard de Oliveira ◽  
Edmar Soares de Vasconcelos ◽  
Douglas Galhardo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Apis Mellifera ◽  
Brassica Napus ◽  
Relative Humidity ◽  
Foraging Behavior ◽  
Linear Models ◽  
Collection Site ◽  
Brassica Napus L ◽  
Pollen Collection ◽  
Tetragonisca Angustula ◽  
Floral Resource

AbstractThe objective was to evaluate the behavior of Apis mellifera and Tetragonisca angustula bees in pollination tests in Brassica napus at different times of the day, temperature and relative humidity. The experimental design was completely with eight treatments and two pollination tests, repeated in five randomized blocks during seven days of observations for two years, totaling 560 records. During the visits, the following parameters were recorded: collected resources, nectar collection site, time spent on flower, number of flowers visited in one minute, pollen load in the pollen basket and bee contact with anthers and stigma. Data were analyzed using generalized linear models. The number of Africanized and T. angustula bees collecting nectar increased with the passage of time throughout the day and with the decrease of relative humidity. The same was observed for nectar collection in both nectaries. The proportion of bees collecting pollen was higher in the morning hours, as well as when there was an increase in temperature for the two species of bees. Foraging behavior of A. mellifera in B. napus crop favored its pollination, indifferent of which collected floral resource as they came into contact with anthers and stigma. T. angustula bees performed pollination only during pollen collection. Pollination of B. napus was more effective in the warmer hours of the morning, when more of both species of bees carried out pollen collection. Due to its foraging behavior, A. mellifera had greater efficiency for pollination of B. napus; however, the association with T. angustula may potentiate the benefits generated for the crop by cross-pollination.

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