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VOL. 8, ISSUE 5 (2023)
Foraging behaviour of honeybees on crimson bottlebrush, Callistemon Lanciolatus flowers
Authors
Sawarkar Arun Baburao
Abstract
Foraging behavior of honeybees on crimson
bottlebrush, Callistemon was studied 16 Callistemon bogs in Chalisgaon
during February, 2019 to April, 2022. Honey bee species i.e. Apis dorsata,
Apis mellifera and Apis florea were observed as they foraged on Callistemon
flowers and their activities were assessed. Variation in foraging behaviour of
honey bees was noted. Foraging activity took place during morning (6:30 am to
12:30 pm hours) time only and reached a peak at 8:30 am. Maximum average
abundance (11.52 bees/m²/min) of A. florea workers was observed on
bottle brush flowers at 8:30 am followed by A. dorsata (6.12
bees/m²/min) and A. mellifera (3.18 bees/m²/min). The bees
preferentially foraged first for pollen and then after for nectar in the
flowers of bottlebrush. It was also noted that pollen foragers spent less time
per flower and visited more flowers per minute when bees collected both pollen
and nectar from the same plant. A. dorsata spent 9.42± 3.6 sec/flower
and visits 7.93±3.2 flowers/min was the highest average than other bee species.
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Pages:31-33
How to cite this article:
Sawarkar Arun Baburao "Foraging behaviour of honeybees on crimson bottlebrush, <i>Callistemon</i> <i>Lanciolatus</i> flowers". International Journal of Entomology Research, Vol 8, Issue 5, 2023, Pages 31-33
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