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 Honey bees ( Apis mellifera ) visiting flowers of yellow melon ( Cucumis melo ) using different number of hives

2015 ◽  
Vol 45 (10) ◽  
pp. 1768-1773 ◽  
Author(s):  
Márcia de Fátima Ribeiro ◽  
Eva Mônica Sarmento da Silva ◽  
Ivan de Oliveira Lima Júnior ◽  
Lúcia Helena Piedade Kiill
Keyword(s):  
Apis Mellifera ◽  
Honey Bees ◽  
Cucumis Melo ◽  
Fruit Production ◽  
The Other ◽  
Floral Resources ◽  
Improve Production ◽  
Ideal Number ◽  
The Ideal

Honey bees (Apis mellifera) pollinate melon (Cucumis melo) and improve production and quality of fruits. However, little is known about bee behavior and number of hives required. The aims of this study were to compare bees visiting flowers in crop areas with different number of hives (0, 1, 2, and 3), and to evaluate which is the best number. Flowers were observed (n=78) from 5 am to 6 pm, for five consecutive days, in four experimental areas (0.5ha each). Comparisons were made for male (MF) and hermaphrodite (HF) flowers, number of hives and fruit production. The HF were always more visited than MF. Most comparisons made for three hives presented significant differences, since visits increased drastically, competition among bees for floral resources became stronger and reduced the production of commercial fruit (93.4%). On the other hand, the highest percentage of commercial fruit was obtained (99%) with two hives, setting the ideal number of hives as four hives ha-1.

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 Honeybee Floral Resources in Southwestern Nigeria

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abel Adebayo Ayansola ◽  
Banjo Adedoyin Davies
Keyword(s):  
Apis Mellifera ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Food Plants ◽  
Floral Resources ◽  
Flowering Period ◽  
Southwestern Nigeria ◽  
Medicinal Uses ◽  
Visitation Rates

Every beekeeper is expected to be familiar with the bee floral resources near/ or around his/her apiary for successful beekeeping operation. Understanding the major nectar and pollen producing plants and their flowering period is of great advantage to maximise the efficiency of the bees. Regrettably however, there is dearth of information on floral resources of honeybees in southwestern Nigeria. This study investigated the food-plants of honeybees (Apis mellifera andasonii) in the rainforest and derived savannah zones of southwestern Nigeria between April 2009 and March 2011. Forty nine species of melliferous plants belonging to different families were recorded. The flowering period of each plant species differs from one another. However, there was no month in the year that a plant was not in flower. Differences in bee visitation rates to each plant species were observed. Bee flowering calendar was prepared with the intensity of bee visitation rates. The ethno-medicinal uses of the bee-plants were also documented.

scholarly journals Foraging of Honeybees (Apis mellifera) on Flowers of Yellow Melon (Cucumis melo): Duration of Visits

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. 7
Author(s):  
Márcia F. Ribeiro ◽  
Eva M. S. Silva ◽  
Lúcia H. P. Kiill ◽  
Katia M. M. Siqueira ◽  
Mara P. Silva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Apis Mellifera ◽  
Cucumis Melo ◽  
Foraging Behaviour ◽  
Floral Resources ◽  
Crop Area

Studying the pollinators’ foraging behaviour is quite important for pollination. Time spent by the pollinator in floral handling is one of the aspects of this behaviour. Honeybees (Apis mellifera) are the main responsible for the pollination of melon (Cucumis melo), but there are few studies on their foraging, mainly in the region of Petrolina, state of Pernambuco, and Juazeiro, state of Bahia, in Brazil. This study aimed to compare bee visitation to hermaphrodite (HF) and male (MF) flowers in a crop area where different number of hives were used. For each floral type, 10 flowers were observed, in each experiment (0, 1, 2 or 3 hives). The duration of bee visits (n = 10) was registered in three times of the day: 8 a.m., 11 a.m., and 4 p.m. In general, HF received significantly longer visits than MF, in all experiments, except when using one hive. In fact, significant correlations were found between the duration of visits and number of hives for HF, but not for MF. This is probably related to the attractiveness of HF and to the availability of floral resources. The studies of duration of pollinator’ visits are relevant in agriculture and should be considered when evaluating the efficiency of pollination in melon.

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 The effect of growth regulators on sex expression in melon (Cucumis melo L.)

2013 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 165-171 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zdenka Girek ◽  
Slaven Prodanovic ◽  
Jasmina Zdravkovic ◽  
Tomislav Zivanovic ◽  
Milan Ugrinovic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gibberellic Acid ◽  
Growth Regulators ◽  
Cucumis Melo ◽  
Staminate Flower ◽  
Sex Expression ◽  
Male Flowers ◽  
Cucumis Melo L ◽  
Perfect Flower

Seven traits related to flowering and sex expression in melon were studied and their reaction to application of two growth regulators (ethrel and gibberellic acid) was observed. Four monoecious genotypes (Sesame, ED-3, ED-4, Pobeditel) and four andromonoecious genotypes (Chinese muskmelon, Anannas, Fiata, A2-3lb) had been used for experiments. According to the results, ethrel had higher effects on the investigated traits than gibberellic acid. Ethrel increased the number of perfect flowers per plant for 7.18 (31.42%), reduced the number of male flowers per plant for 21.47 (17.98%), affected earlier appearance of the first pistillate/perfect flower for 3.68 days, and delayed the appearance of the first staminate flower for 16.07 days. Changes in the last two traits caused an extension of the period from the emergence of the first pistillate/perfect to the first staminate flower from 0.1 to 21.57 days, which represents the strongest effect of ethrel. Gibberellic acid had generally opposite effects on the studied traits.

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)

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document