Foraging behavior of Apis mellifera Linn. visiting some plant flowers in Aljabal Alakhder region-Libya
Joint Authors
Bataw, Ali Abd al-Qadir
Isa, Salma Yasin
Source
Al-Mukhtar Journal of Sciences
Issue
Vol. 35, Issue 3 (30 Sep. 2020), pp.176-183, 8 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2020-09-30
Country of Publication
Libya
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The study aimed to investigate the effects of nectar secretion and climate conditions on the number of honeybee workers foraging on flowers of three different plant species.
Nectar samples were taken at different hours of the day.
Handling and traveling time of each bee per flower were recorded.
The results showed a significant difference during daylight hours on nec- tar volume (P>0.05).
The highest amount of nectar was recorded at 10 am on a Prunus domes- tica flower plant (0.5± 0.2) and the lowest on a Pyrus communis flower plant at 8:00 am with (0.0132 ± 0.008).
Also, the highest recorded handling time was on a Malus domestica flower plant at 10 am with (6.1± 1.7 Sec).
And while there was an absence of mean handling time at 4:00 pm on the P.
communis flower plant, The results showed that the highest traveling time recorded was on a M.
domestica flower plant at 12 am with (2.2 ± 0.1 Sec) compared with the P.
communis flower plant that recorded the lowest traveling time at 4:00 pm with (0.1± 0.1 Sec).
Furthermore, the results revealed that the preference of Apis mellifera was the M.
domes- tica flower plant.
The findings showed a significance (P>0.05) between the effects of climate conditions on the number of bees during visits, while also revealing that there was a relationship between high temperatures and an increase in the number of visiting bees.
Meanwhile, the num- ber of visits decreased during the hours of observation with lower humidity.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Isa, Salma Yasin& Bataw, Ali Abd al-Qadir. 2020. Foraging behavior of Apis mellifera Linn. visiting some plant flowers in Aljabal Alakhder region-Libya. Al-Mukhtar Journal of Sciences،Vol. 35, no. 3, pp.176-183.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1324558
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Isa, Salma Yasin& Bataw, Ali Abd al-Qadir. Foraging behavior of Apis mellifera Linn. visiting some plant flowers in Aljabal Alakhder region-Libya. Al-Mukhtar Journal of Sciences Vol. 35, no. 3 (2020), pp.176-183.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1324558
American Medical Association (AMA)
Isa, Salma Yasin& Bataw, Ali Abd al-Qadir. Foraging behavior of Apis mellifera Linn. visiting some plant flowers in Aljabal Alakhder region-Libya. Al-Mukhtar Journal of Sciences. 2020. Vol. 35, no. 3, pp.176-183.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1324558
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 181-182
Record ID
BIM-1324558