Bumble Bee Foraging: The Threshold Departure Rule

Ecology ◽  
1985 ◽  
Vol 66 (1) ◽  
pp. 179-187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clayton M. Hodges
Keyword(s):  
Bumble Bee ◽  
Bee Foraging

scholarly journals Movers and shakers: Bumble bee foraging behavior shapes the dispersal of microbes among and within flowers

Ecosphere ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Avery L. Russell ◽  
María Rebolleda‐Gómez ◽  
Tierney Marie Shaible ◽  
Tia‐Lynn Ashman
Keyword(s):  
Foraging Behavior ◽  
Bumble Bee ◽  
Bee Foraging

Effect of local spatial plant distribution and conspecific density on bumble bee foraging behaviour

2014 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 334-342 ◽  
Author(s):  
BENOÎT GESLIN ◽  
MATHILDE BAUDE ◽  
FRANCOIS MALLARD ◽  
ISABELLE DAJOZ
Keyword(s):  
Foraging Behaviour ◽  
Plant Distribution ◽  
Bumble Bee ◽  
Conspecific Density ◽  
Bee Foraging

Foraging by bumble bees on patches of artificial flowers: a laboratory study

1979 ◽  
Vol 57 (10) ◽  
pp. 1866-1870 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. K. Hartling ◽  
R. C. Plowright
Keyword(s):  
Laboratory Study ◽  
Optimal Foraging ◽  
Foraging Behaviour ◽  
Optimal Foraging Theory ◽  
Bumble Bees ◽  
Bumble Bee ◽  
Bee Foraging ◽  
Bombus Atratus ◽  
Artificial Flowers ◽  
Repeat Visits

A remotely controlled artificial flower system for investigation of bumble bee foraging behaviour in the laboratory is described. The behaviour of Bombus atratus Fkln. workers from captive colonies trained to forage on patches of artificial flowers in a flight room conformed well to the predictions of optimal foraging theory. Within-patch movement was systematic, tending to minimize repeat visits to flowers sampled previously. Between-patch movement was influenced both by frequency of encounters with empty flowers in the first patch and by inter-patch distance.

Pollen odor chemicals as modulators of bumble bee foraging on Rosa rugosa Thunb. (Rosaceae)

1999 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 153-166 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heidi E. M. Dobson ◽  
Erica M. Danielson ◽  
Isaac D. Van Wesep
Keyword(s):  
Bumble Bee ◽  
Rosa Rugosa ◽  
Bee Foraging

Chemical signals in bumble bee foraging

1981 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 257-260 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sydney A. Cameron
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Signals ◽  
Bumble Bee ◽  
Bee Foraging

scholarly journals Pollen Protein: Lipid Macronutrient Ratios May Guide Broad Patterns of Bee Species Floral Preferences

Insects ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony D. Vaudo ◽  
John F. Tooker ◽  
Harland M. Patch ◽  
David J. Biddinger ◽  
Michael Coccia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Larval Growth ◽  
Nutritional Ecology ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Bumble Bee ◽  
Adult Health ◽  
Bee Colony ◽  
Foraging Preferences ◽  
Bee Foraging ◽  
Plant Pollinator

Pollinator nutritional ecology provides insights into plant–pollinator interactions, coevolution, and the restoration of declining pollinator populations. Bees obtain their protein and lipid nutrient intake from pollen, which is essential for larval growth and development as well as adult health and reproduction. Our previous research revealed that pollen protein to lipid ratios (P:L) shape bumble bee foraging preferences among pollen host-plant species, and these preferred ratios link to bumble bee colony health and fitness. Yet, we are still in the early stages of integrating data on P:L ratios across plant and bee species. Here, using a standard laboratory protocol, we present over 80 plant species’ protein and lipid concentrations and P:L values, and we evaluate the P:L ratios of pollen collected by three bee species. We discuss the general phylogenetic, phenotypic, behavioral, and ecological trends observed in these P:L ratios that may drive plant–pollinator interactions; we also present future research questions to further strengthen the field of pollination nutritional ecology. This dataset provides a foundation for researchers studying the nutritional drivers of plant–pollinator interactions as well as for stakeholders developing planting schemes to best support pollinators.

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