Surya Prakash Paikara*, G.P. Painkra, K.L. Painkra and P.K. Bhagat
IGKV, Department of Entomology, Raj Mohini Devi College of Agriculture and Research station Ambikapur- 497001 Chhattisgarh, India
Received-06.09.2020, Revised-26.09.2020
Abstract: A field experiment was conducted to study the foraging behaviour of honey bees.The maximum foraging activity of Apis cerana indica (6.57 bee/5min/m2), Apis dorsata (5.99 bee/5min/m2) and Apis mellifera (5.50 bee/5min/m2) were noticed 1000-1200hrs during 4th observation on 29 January first week of February 2019. While the lowest activity of Apis dorsata (1.09 bee/5min/m2) was recorded at 1400-1600hrs on (08 February second week of February ) when the activity of Apis cerena indica (1.25 bee/5min/m2) and Apis mellifera (1.00 bee/5min/m2) at 1400-1600hrs were observed on third week of February 2019. Hence it can be concluded that the highest and lowest foraging activity was observed during 1000-1200hrs and 1400-1600hrs of the day respectively.
Keywords: Foraging behaviour, Apis cerena indica, Apis dorsata, Apis mellifera, coriander crop
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